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Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein
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Artist
Jo Davidson, 30 Mar 1883 - 2 Jan 1952
Sitter
Albert Einstein, 14 Mar 1879 - 18 Apr 1955
Date
1932
Type
Sculpture
Medium
Terra cotta
Dimensions
With Base: 49.5 x 25.4 x 26.7cm (19 1/2 x 10 x 10 1/2")
Without Base: 33 x 25.4 x 26.7cm (13 x 10 x 10 1/2")
Base: 16 x 16 x 16cm (6 5/16 x 6 5/16 x 6 5/16")
Socle footprint: 16.2 x 16.2cm (6 3/8 x 6 3/8")
Topic
Albert Einstein: Male
Albert Einstein: Literature\Writer\Scientific writer
Albert Einstein: Politics and Government\Government official
Albert Einstein: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Professor\University
Albert Einstein: Science and Technology\Scientist\Physicist
Albert Einstein: Science and Technology\Scientist\Scientific Theorist
Albert Einstein: Nobel Prize
Portrait
Place
United States\New Jersey\Mercer\Princeton
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Dr. Maury Leibovitz
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Object number
NPG.78.11
Exhibition Label
Born Ulm, Germany
Theoretical physicist Albert Einstein was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921. Less well known is the fact that he was an influential civil rights activist. In 1946, Einstein worked closely with Paul Robeson on an antilynching campaign. Later, he and his wife welcomed Marian Anderson into their home after she was denied lodging at the Nassau Inn in Princeton, New Jersey, due to her skin color. Regarding racism in the U.S., Einstein observed, “The more I feel an American, the more this situation pains me. I can escape the feeling of complicity in it only by speaking out.”
Nacido en Ulm, Alemania
El físico teórico Albert Einstein recibió el Premio Nobel de Física en 1921. Menos conocido es el hecho de que Einstein fue también un influyente activista por los derechos civiles. En 1946 colaboró estrechamente con Paul Robeson en una campaña contra de los linchamientos. Más adelante, Einstein y su esposa acogieron en su hogar a la cantante Marian Anderson cuando a esta le negaron alojamiento en el Nassau Inn de Princeton, Nueva Jersey, debido al color de su piel. Respecto al racismo en EEUU, Einstein comentó: “Mientras más norteamericano me siento, más me entristece esta situación. Solamente denunciándola puedo escapar a la sensación de complicidad”.
Provenance
Morris P. Leibovitz [1917-1992]; gift to NPG 1978
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Location
Currently not on view