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Ailing Alliance

Ailing Alliance
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Artist
Jack Davis, 2 Dec 1924 - 27 Jul 2016
Sitter
Henry Kissinger, 27 May 1923 - 29 Nov 2023
Edward Richard George Heath, 9 Jul 1916 - 17 Jul 2005
Georges Jean Raymond Pompidou, 1911 - 2 Apr 1974
Helmut Heinrich Waldemar Schmidt, 23 Dec 1918 - 10 Nov 2015
Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev, 19 Dec 1906 - Nov 1982
Date
1973
Type
Painting
Medium
Watercolor, gouache, ink, and pastel pencil on watercolor board
Dimensions
61cm x 50.8cm (24" x 20"), Accurate
Topic
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses
Caricature
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Bed
Architecture\Door
Home Furnishings\Pillow
Interior\Hospital room
Printed Material\Chart
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Necktie
Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev: Male
Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev: Politics and Government\Foreign leader\President
Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev: Politics and Government\Foreign leader\Communist Party Chairman
Georges Jean Raymond Pompidou: Male
Georges Jean Raymond Pompidou: Politics and Government\Foreign leader\Prime Minister
Georges Jean Raymond Pompidou: Politics and Government\Foreign leader\President\France
Helmut Heinrich Waldemar Schmidt: Male
Helmut Heinrich Waldemar Schmidt: Literature\Writer
Helmut Heinrich Waldemar Schmidt: Journalism and Media\Newspaper publisher
Helmut Heinrich Waldemar Schmidt: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Pianist
Helmut Heinrich Waldemar Schmidt: Politics and Government\Chancellor
Edward Richard George Heath: Male
Edward Richard George Heath: Literature\Writer
Edward Richard George Heath: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician
Edward Richard George Heath: Politics and Government\Diplomat\Minister
Edward Richard George Heath: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Conductor
Edward Richard George Heath: Politics and Government\Foreign leader\Prime Minister\Great Britain
Henry Kissinger: Male
Henry Kissinger: Education and Scholarship\Educator
Henry Kissinger: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Business executive
Henry Kissinger: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of State
Henry Kissinger: Nobel Prize
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Time magazine; conserved with funds from The Pritzker Traubert Family Foundation
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Copyright
© Jack Davis
Object number
NPG.78.TC3
Collection Description
In 1978, Time magazine donated approximately eight hundred works of original cover art to the National Portrait Gallery. The museum is dedicated to telling the stories of individuals who have shaped the United States, and the Time Collection—featuring prominent international figures and events—enriches our understanding of the United States in a global context.
En 1978, la revista Time donó a la National Portrait Gallery cerca de 800 obras de arte originales creadas para sus portadas. Nuestro museo se dedica a narrar la historia de figuras que han contribuido a forjar el desarrollo de Estados Unidos, y es así que la Colección Time, que incluye retratos de importantes personalidades internacionales, nos ayuda a comprender mejor a nuestra nación en un contexto global.
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Location
Currently not on view