Framed photograph of General Colin L. Powell and President Bill Clinton
date: label: Date
content: 1993
name: label: Photograph by
content: The White House, founded 1792
label: Subject of
content: General Colin L. Powell, American, 1937 - 2021
label: Subject of
content: President Bill Clinton, American, born 1946
label: Subject of
content: Les Aspin, American, 1938 - 1995
label: Owned by
content: General Colin L. Powell, American, 1937 - 2021
notes: label: Caption
content: This photograph was inscribed by President Bill Clinton on the occasion of General Powell's 56th birthday. Powell was then serving as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the first African American to hold that position. This photograph hung in the sitting room of the Powell family's residence in McLean, Virginia.
label: Description
content: A framed and inscribed black-and-white photograph of General Colin L. Powell, with President Bill Clinton and Defense Secretary Les Aspin.
label: Description
content: This photograph (a) captures the 12th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Powell, 18th Secretary of Defense, Les Aspin, and President Bill Clinton, smiling and talking, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C. General Powell (left) and Secretary Aspin (center) are dressed casually in long sleeve tops and loose trousers. President Clinton, as he notes in his inscription, is dressed in a dark suit and dotted necktie. The men stand on and near the Great Seal on the carpet. In the background, the floor to ceiling curtains are open to the bright daytime. A tall U.S. flag on pole stands in front of curtains and beside a console table with several picture frames and a large plant. Three short-back wooden chairs can be seen throughout the room, in addition to two sofas. In the bottom white sheet of the photograph is a handwritten inscription in black ink that reads: [To Gen. Colin Powell – on a rare day I am more dressed up than you – / with thanks, on your birthday, for your service to America. Bill Clinton 4-5-93]. The photograph (a) is set behind a white square window mat and housed inside of a mahogany brown, deep set, wooden frame (b).
place: label: Place captured
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Government
label: Topic
content: Men
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Politics
label: Topic
content: Social life and customs
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1969-2001
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alma J. Powell
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: A2022.101.1.13ab
objectType: label: Type
content: black-and-white prints
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No known copyright restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: (a) ink on paper (fiber product)
label: Medium
content: (b) wood and glass
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (image): 6 5/16 × 9 1/2 in. (16 × 24.1 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (sheet): 7 1/16 × 9 1/2 in. (18 × 24.1 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 15 1/4 × 16 3/4 × 1 in. (38.7 × 42.5 × 2.5 cm)