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Artist:
Everett Raymond Kinstler, 5 Aug 1926 - 26 May 2019  Search this
Sitter:
Ronald Wilson Reagan, 6 Feb 1911 - 5 Jun 2004  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Frame: 110 x 92.2 x 7.6cm (43 5/16 x 36 5/16 x 3")
Stretcher: 91.5 × 74cm (36 × 29 1/8")
Type:
Painting
Date:
1991
Exhibition Label:
Fortieth president, 1981–1989
The ascension of Ronald Reagan, a former actor and governor of California, marked the revitalization of the conservative western wing of the Republican party that many thought had died with the defeat of Barry Goldwater in 1964. As president, he challenged many of the liberal programs that had dominated the federal government since the New Deal, and throughout his presidency, he strove to cut the size of government. Reagan unapologetically reduced social welfare programs and encouraged a conservative social ethic regarding the role of religion in public life and reproductive rights, but his conservative stance led him to largely ignore the AIDS crisis. Finally, in foreign policy, Reagan guided the United States through the end of the Cold War. When he left office in 1989, the Soviet Union was already falling apart, but it did not officially break up until two years later.
40o presidente, 1981–1989
El ascenso de Ronald Reagan, habiendo sido actor y luego gobernador de California, marcó la revitalización del ala conservadora, predominante en el oeste, del Partido Republicano que muchos habían dado por muerta con la derrota de Barry Goldwater en 1964. Como presidente, Reagan desafió muchos de los programas liberales que habían dominado el gobierno federal desde el New Deal y durante todo su término luchó por reducir el tamaño del gobierno. Sin reserva alguna, redujo los programas de bienestar social y fomentó una ética social conservadora respecto al papel de la religión en la vida pública y a los derechos reproductivos. Su postura conservadora lo llevó a desatender la crisis del SIDA. En lo que a política exterior se refiere, Reagan llevó a Estados Unidos al fin de la Guerra Fría. Cuando dejó la presidencia en 1989, la Unión Soviética estaba ya en vías de desintegrarse, pero esto no sucedió oficialmente hasta dos años más tarde.
Provenance:
The artist; gift 1993 NPG
Topic:
Architecture\Column  Search this
Exterior\Architecture\Porch  Search this
Ronald Wilson Reagan: Male  Search this
Ronald Wilson Reagan: Arts and Culture\Literature\Writer  Search this
Ronald Wilson Reagan: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Actor  Search this
Ronald Wilson Reagan: Politics and Government\Government official\President of US  Search this
Ronald Wilson Reagan: Politics and Government\Government official\Governor\California  Search this
Ronald Wilson Reagan: Arts and Culture\Journalism and Media\Broadcast journalist\Sportscaster  Search this
Ronald Wilson Reagan: Civilian awards\Presidential Medal of Freedom  Search this
Ronald Wilson Reagan: Civilian awards\Congressional Gold Medal  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Everett Raymond Kinstler
Object number:
NPG.93.384
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© 1991, Everett Raymond Kinstler
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Exhibition:
America's Presidents - Current
On View:
NPG, West Gallery 210
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4476b6899-c38a-409d-ad47-f3ce388da1b9
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.93.384