Photograph by
The White House, founded 1792
Subject of
General Powell, Colin L., American, 1937 - 2021
President Obama, Barack, American, born 1961
Owned by
General Powell, Colin L., American, 1937 - 2021
Date
ca. 2009-2017
Medium
(a) ink on photographic paper
(b) wood , glass and cardboard
Dimensions
H x W (image): 6 7/16 × 9 in. (16.3 × 22.9 cm)
H x W x D (frame): 14 × 16 1/2 × 1 in. (35.6 × 41.9 × 2.5 cm)
Caption
This photograph of General Colin Powell and President Barack Obama hung in the sitting room of the Powell family's residence in McLean, Virginia. Although a longtime Republican, Powell endorsed Democratic candidate Obama during the 2008 U.S. presidential election. Powell served as an unofficial advisor to President Obama during his presidency.
Description
A framed photograph of General Colin L. Powell and President Barack Obama. This photograph (a) captures General Powell and President Obama seated at a black metal patio table, dining outdoors. Both men wear white shirts, neckties, dark trousers, and black shoes. They are surrounded by a thick and low stone wall, beyond which is a dense setting of lush green tree leaves. Pockets of sunlight illuminate areas of the grey square slate tiles of the patio they are seated on. There is an empty white placemat on the table on front of President Obama. There are two plates of food on the white placemat in front of General Powell who has his proper right arm up while speaking. The photograph (a) is set behind a black bordered white square window mat and housed inside of a mahogany brown, deep set, wooden frame (b).
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
frames (furnishings)
photographs
Topic
Government
Men
Military
Photography
Politics
U.S. History, 2001-
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alma J. Powell
Object number
A2022.101.1.12ab
Restrictions & Rights
No known copyright restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56435c449-7917-468c-9157-7f74862cce7f

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