Amelia Earhart and Eleanor Roosevelt
1935
20.0 x 14.0 cm
National Portrait Gallery
After her second transatlantic flight, Earhart continued to set out on record-breaking trips. Only two months after returning to America in June 1932, she became the first woman to fly solo across the North American continent and back. She also found time for other projects, especially those that advanced women’s progress in society. During this period she became close friends with first lady Eleanor Roosevelt (1884–1962). The two women shared a similar sense of independence and supported each other’s causes. Inspired by Earhart’s example, Roosevelt wanted to obtain a pilot’s license, although her husband rejected the idea. Earhart was a frequent visitor to the White House and was likewise influenced by Roosevelt. She supported the first lady’s efforts to improve the lives of working women and joined her campaign to promote world peace.
Leon Underwood (1890 – 1975)
Leon Underwood (1890-1975) war ein britischer Bildhauer, Maler und Grafiker, bekannt für expressive figurative Arbeiten, beeinflusst von afrikanischer Kunst und Reisen nach Mexiko. Eine Schlüsselfigur der modernen britischen Skulptur.
National Portrait Gallery (Washington, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika)
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Über dieses Kunstwerk
- Titel: Amelia Earhart and Eleanor Roosevelt
- Künstler: Leon Underwood
- Jahr: 1935
- Originalmaße: 20.0 x 14.0 cm
- Format: Landscape
- Urheberrechtlicher Status: Urheberrechtlich geschützt
- Ausstellung/Standort: National Portrait Gallery
- Farbton: Green Spectrum
- Empfundene Helligkeit: balanced