24 February 1943 · Safety-film negative
Washington, D.C. Madame Chiang Kai-shek and Mrs. Roosevelt
Roberts
Why it matters
Soong Mei-ling’s American tour made Nationalist China present through an English-speaking diplomat who could address Congress and appear beside the First Lady. The portrait records her agency while showing how an elite individual was selected to personify a vast and politically divided ally.
- Publication
- Farm Security Administration / Office of War Information photograph
- Holding institution
- Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
- Shelfmark
- LC-USW3-017542-C; LC-DIG-fsa-8d13981
Roberts. Washington, D.C. Madame Chiang Kai-shek and Mrs. Roosevelt, 24 February 1943. Safety-film negative. Library of Congress, LC-USW3-017542-C.
