Framed photograph of Lt. General Colin L. Powell in West Wing of White House
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1986-1989
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: Subject of
content: Richard H. Solomon, American, 1938 - 2019
label: Subject of
content: Tom Collamore, American
label: Owned by
content: General Colin L. Powell, American, 1937 - 2021
notes: label: Caption
content: This photograph was inscribed by then Vice President George H.W. Bush to then Lieutenant General Colin Powell. 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 Lt. General Colin L. Powell in the West Wing of the White House with Vice President George H. W. Bush.
label: Description
content: Lt. General Powell and the two men to his proper left sit in cream floral-patterned cloth chairs, Powell below a gilt-framed painting on the bright cream wall behind him. Vice President Bush, who is looking down at an open manila folder in his lap, sits in a dark brown high-back leather chair between a large brown desk and tall wood and glass cabinet. To the left of two flags on stands in the upper right corner of the photograph, are: Richard H. Solomon (State Department Director of Policy Planning Staff) and Tom Collamore (legs visible) (Deputy Assistant to the Vice President and Staff Secretary) with documents on their laps. All four men wear dark wool suits with white shirts, neckties, and dark leather shoes. In the photograph’s bottom white sheet is an inscription in black ink that reads: [Now, Colin, Here’s the way I see it!! Thanks, neighbor - / George Bush]. The photograph (a) is set behind a dark blue 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: A2022.101.1.17ab
objectType: label: Type
content: frames (furnishings)
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): 5 3/8 × 9 1/2 in. (13.6 × 24.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (sheet): 9 9/16 in. (24.3 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (frame): 14 3/4 × 16 3/4 × 1 1/2 in. (37.5 × 42.5 × 3.8 cm)