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Jane Addams

George de Forest Brush, 28 Sep 1855 - 24 Apr 1941

1906

Jane Addams by George de Forest Brush, 28 Sep 1855 - 24 Apr 1941

Medium

Painting

Classification

Painting

Department

Smithsonian Collection

Museum

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Credit

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; partial gift of Mrs. Nancy Pierce York and Mrs. Grace Pierce Forbes

Accession Number

NPG.78.48

Tags

WriterJane Addams: FemaleJane Addams: Nobel PrizeSocial reformerPeace activistSocial workerPortrait

About this artwork

The social reformer Jane Addams gave her first speech against imperialism on April 30, 1899, when she declared, “For good or ill we suddenly find ourselves bound to an international situation.... Do we mean to democratize the situation?” Addams argued that the United States was responsible to help everyone flourish through democratic means and pointed out that colonialism challenged the nation’s founding ideals of liberty, democracy, and freedom. “National events determine our ideals, as...

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