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Ronald Reagan retrospective at Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery
Ronald Reagan is the subject of a retrospective at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC. The multimedia exhibition is called One Life: Ronald Reagan and marks the centenary of his birth.Most of the material covers his time as president, including the attempted assassination in 1981, his handling of the waning years of the Cold War, and bombing Libya. Yes, Gaddafi has been causing trouble for that long. Visitors will see a variety of photographs and artifacts, including a portion of the Berlin Wall, a portrait by Andy Warhol, and video clips of the 40th president's speeches.
Space is reserved for lesser-seen images of Reagan from his early years as a sports announcer, actor, and president of the Screen Actors Guild. Yes, Reagan was a union leader! The image above is from his 1938 film Cowboy from Brooklyn. This musical comedy, one of his many popular films, even has Ronny Rayguns singing.
Love him or hate him, Ronald Reagan had a profound effect on the nation's politics and culture. This show will teach you more about the man everyone has an opinion on.
One Life: Ronald Reagan runs from July 1 to May 28, 2012.
[Photo courtesy Wikimedia Commons]
Filed under: Arts and Culture, History, Learning, North America, United States
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Brandt Hardin Jul 2nd 2011 10:46AM
Reagan has a legacy so distorted by the Conservative idolization of him that we may never have a clear picture of the real man behind the television. Did he rid the world of commie scum? Check out my portrait of The Gipper in commemoration of his 100th birthday at http://dregstudiosart.blogspot.com/2011/02/happy-100th-gipper.html