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Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Artist
Edward Jean Steichen, 27 Mar 1879 - 25 Mar 1973
Sitter
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 30 Jan 1882 - 12 Apr 1945
Date
1933
Type
Photograph
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 24.8 x 19.7 cm (9 3/4 x 7 3/4")
Mat: 55.9 x 40.6 cm (22 x 16")
Topic
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Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; bequest of Edward Steichen
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Copyright
© The Conde Nast Publications, Inc.
Object number
NPG.82.85
Exhibition Label
Born Hyde Park, New York
Franklin Delano Roosevelt took office in 1933, against the bleak backdrop of the Great Depression. Responding quickly to this economic disaster, he instated regulatory and welfare measures that redefined the role of the government. Conservatives disdained the increased federal involvement in matters traditionally left to the private sector, which they felt was a betrayal of American ideals. But for others, Roosevelt’s activism inspired an unwavering popularity that led to his election to an unprecedented four terms in office.
Roosevelt sat for famed photographer Edward Steichen less than three months after his inauguration as the nation’s thirty-second president. In March 1934, Vanity Fair published this photograph to commemorate his first anniversary in office. It was accompanied by a page of headlines from the New York Times that charted “the amazing progress of the New Deal”—from Roosevelt’s efforts to end the national banking crisis to the repeal of Prohibition.
Nacido en Hyde Park, Nueva York
Franklin Delano Roosevelt accedió a la presidencia en 1933, en el sombrío contexto de la Gran Depresión.
Ante el desastre económico, tomó rápidamente medidas regulatorias y de bienestar público que redefinieron el papel del gobierno. Los conservadores desdeñaron la creciente intervención federal en asuntos hasta entonces delegados al sector privado, considerándola una traición a los ideales estadounidenses. Pero el activismo de Roosevelt también inspiró una sólida popularidad que lo llevó a la presidencia cuatro veces, algo insólito.
Roosevelt posó para el célebre fotógrafo Edward Steichen a casi tres meses de su toma de posesión como 32o presidente. En marzo de 1934, Vanity Fair publicó esta foto para conmemorar su primer aniversario en la presidencia. Iba acompañada de una página con titulares del New York Times que trazaban el “increíble progreso del Nuevo Trato”, desde los esfuerzos de Roosevelt por acabar la crisis bancaria nacional hasta la abolición de la ley seca.
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Location
Currently not on view