32 x 25 1/2 in. (81.3 x 64.8 cm)
Framed: 37 1/2 x 31 1/2 in. (95.3 x 80 cm)
Accession Number
2002.010.001
Credit Line
Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives
Object Details
This posthumous portrait honored Stephen G. Porter, who led the House Foreign Affairs committee for more than a decade. While little-known today, he was a major player in international drug policy debates in the 1920s. Porter's efforts pushed legislation creating a new Federal Bureau of Narcotics. He blamed American drug problems on foreign sources and believed that an agency equipped with domestic and international responsibilties would solve it.
