Photograph of General Colin L. Powell receiving the Congressional Gold Medal
date: label: Date
content: December 10, 1992
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 George H. W. Bush, American, born 1924
label: Owned by
content: General Colin L. Powell, American, 1937 - 2021
notes: label: Caption
content: This photograph was inscribed by President George H.W. Bush on the occasion of General Powell being awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in 1992. Along with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Congressional Gold Medal is the highest civilian award of the United States. Powell was awarded this medal, which was struck in his honor, for his leadership during the Persian Gulf War. This photograph hung in the sitting room of the Powell family's residence in McLean, Virginia.
label: Description
content: A framed and inscribed photograph of President George H.W. Bush awarding the Congressional Gold Medal to General Colin L. Powell, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. This photograph captured the moment on December 10, 1992, that President Bush (left) awarded the Congressional Gold Medal to the 12th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Powell (right), in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Washington, D.C. General Powell, dressed in a service uniform, accepts his medal from President Bush who wears a dark suit and stands beside a two-microphone podium. A large gold color framed painting hangs on the white wall behind the men, above holiday decorations. In the photograph’s bottom white margin is an inscription in light black ink that reads: [Colin, A Well Deserved Tribute From Congress / Congratulations / George Bush]. The photograph (a) is set behind a dark blue square window mat and housed inside of a medium 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
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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: A2022.101.1.15ab
objectType: label: Type
content: frames (furnishings)
label: Type
content: photographic prints
label: Type
content: photographs
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 photographic paper
label: Medium
content: (b) wood , glass and cardboard
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (image): 4 9/16 × 6 9/16 in. (11.6 × 16.7 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (sheet): 7 3/16 × 8 5/16 in. (18.3 × 21.1 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (frame): 15 3/4 × 16 1/2 × 1 in. (40 × 41.9 × 2.5 cm)