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# Carl Sagan

National Portrait Gallery

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- Raul Vega, born c. 1955
- Sitter
- Carl Edward Sagan, 9 Nov 1934 - 20 Dec 1996
- Exhibition Label
- Time magazine published this portrait of Carl Sagan on the cover of its October 20, 1980, issue, pro claiming the Cornell University astronomer “America’s most effective salesman of science.” As the face of the award-winning television series Cosmos (1980) and as a frequent guest on NBC’s Tonight Show, Sagan achieved international fame as a highly successful science communicator and accomplished planetary scientist.
- An expert on Venus’s atmosphere and its extremely strong greenhouse effect, Sagan was concerned by the growing greenhouse effect on Earth and testified before Congress in 1985. “Because the effects occupy more than a human generation, there is a tendency to say that they are not our problem.” Sagan warned. “But the problem is that there are effects—and the greenhouse effect is one of them—which have long time consequences. If you don’t worry about it now, it’s too late later on.”
- La revista Time publicó este retrato de Carl Sagan el 20 de octubre de 1980, afirmando que este astrónomo de la Universidad Cornell era “el vende dor de ciencias más eficaz de Estados Unidos”. Como conductor de la premiada serie televisiva Cosmos (1980) e invitado frecuente en el Tonight Show de la cadena NBC, Sagan se hizo famoso mundialmente como gran divulgador y científico planetario.
- Siendo un experto en la atmósfera de Venus y su extremo efecto de invernadero, Sagan estaba preo cupado por el creciente efecto de invernadero en la Tierra y testificó ante el Congreso en 1985. “Dado que los efectos se extienden por más de una genera ción humana, se tiende a decir que no son problema nuestro”, advirtió Sagan. “Pero el problema es que sí hay efectos, incluido el de invernadero, que tienen consecuencias a largo plazo. Si no se preocupan ahora, después será muy tarde”.
- 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.
- Credit Line
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Time magazine
- 1980
- Object number
- NPG.82.TC136
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Copyright
- © Raúl Vega Photography
- Type
- Photograph
- Medium
- Chromogenic print with opaque white paint on paper
- Dimensions
- Image/Sheet: 57.5 × 50.5cm (22 5/8 × 19 7/8")
- Board: 60.8 × 50.6cm (23 15/16 × 19 15/16")
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- National Portrait Gallery Collection
- Exhibition
- Forces of Nature: Voices that Shaped Environmentalism
- On View
- NPG, North Gallery 220
- National Portrait Gallery
- Topic
- Exterior\Waterscape\Seascape
- Nature & Environment\Water\Ocean
- Carl Edward Sagan: Male
- Carl Edward Sagan: Literature\Writer\Scientific writer
- Carl Edward Sagan: Science and Technology\Scientist\Astronomer
- Carl Edward Sagan: Pulitzer Prize
- Portrait
- Record ID
- npg_NPG.82.TC136
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4e3503f7e-ab09-4964-91b8-fa2ddf127f23
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