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[Mrs. Ronald Reagan, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front] – Antique Photo Print

[Mrs. Ronald Reagan, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front], [1981(?)] — historic photograph
[Mrs. Ronald Reagan, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front], [1981(?)]. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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[Mrs. Ronald Reagan, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

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Nancy Reagan appears here in a formal head-and-shoulders view facing the camera, the kind of carefully composed portrait the White House produced for official use during her husband's presidency. The record dates it to about 1981, the first year of Ronald Reagan's term, when the first lady was establishing her public role and her image was closely managed. Color portraits like this one were used to represent the administration in print and in government materials, so the picture reflects both a personal likeness and a deliberate public presentation. Its frontal pose and plain composition make it a useful example of how official portraiture of the period was framed.

Created / published[1981(?)]
Medium1 photographic print : color.
GenrePortrait photographs 1980-1990.Photographic prints Color 1980-1990.
NotesOfficial White House photograph.
SubjectsReagan, Nancy,--1923-
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,028 × 1,280 px · prints to 3 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-170917

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