Framed photograph of General Colin L. Powell's swearing in as Secretary of State
date: label: Date
content: January 26, 2001
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: Alma J. Powell, American, 1937 - 2024
label: Subject of
content: President George W. Bush, American, born 1946
label: Subject of
content: Richard Bruce Cheney, American, born 1941
label: Subject of
content: Eastman Kodak Company, founded 1889
label: Owned by
content: General Colin L. Powell, American, 1937 - 2021
notes: label: Caption
content: This photograph was inscribed by President George W. Bush to Alma Powell on the occasion of the swearing in of General Colin Powell as Secretary of State. General Powell served as Secretary of State under President Bush from 2001 to 2005 and was the first African American to hold this position. This photograph was displayed in the sitting room of the Powell family's residence in McLean, Virginia.
label: Description
content: A framed and inscribed photograph of General Colin L. Powell’s swearing in as the 65th United States Secretary of State. On January 26, 2001, in the Oval Office of the White House, General Colin L. Powell was sworn into the office of Secretary of State under President George W. Bush, by Vice President Dick Cheney. This photograph captures General Powell, President Bush, and Vice President Cheney all wearing dark suits. General Powell’s wife, Alma Powell, wears a long brown coat with patterned scarf and watches her husband as she holds a Bible for him to swear on. President George W. Bush stands in front of General Powell and to Alma’s proper right, wearing a bright blue tie. Vice president Dick Cheney also stands in front of General Powell, holding white papers as he swears in the General. All four individuals stand on the area of the carpet which depicts the United States Great Seal. In the background is the large brown wood presidential desk, a side chair, and bright yellow floor to ceiling curtains. On the white sheet of the photograph front (a) is the inscription, “to Alma with affection and respect George Bush”. On the reverse of the photograph in small black print is a credit, “OFFICAL WHITE HOUSE PHOTO 27JAN01ED p000211 -03?” The photograph is housed in a reflective silver metal frame (b). There are no markings on the reverse of the frame.
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: Women
setName: label: See more items in
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: A2022.101.1.19ab
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) metal , glass and cardboard
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (image): 7 3/4 × 6 in. (19.7 × 15.3 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (sheet): 9 15/16 × 8 in. (25.3 × 20.3 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (frame): 11 × 9 1/4 × 9/16 in. (28 × 23.5 × 1.5 cm)