This portrait depicts important features of John McCain's life and career.

That's an eye-catching face with a square chin. Firm eyebrows. And the honesty in his eyes. This is an outspoken senator and former presidential candidate, John McCain III, who died on Saturday, August 25th. The black-and-white photos taken by the famous photographer Steve Pyke make him look like an insider in Washington, DC, although McCain has always liked the heart of the United States. Dressed in a suit and tie, he posed among the repetitive columns outside the Russell Senate office building.

Parker was a full-time photographer for The New Yorker at that time, and he was always interested in what the faces in the portraits could tell us. (Parker's works are as famous as those of Katie Grannan, jocelyn Lee, Ryan McKinley, Ike Sotheby's and Martin Schoeller in the 2008 exhibition Portrait Now: Close-up Photography. )。 "We created the face of our life."

On this face, people can see years of service and dedication. Born in 1936, McCain became a lieutenant in the US Navy. During the Vietnam War, after being shot down, he spent five and a half years as a prisoner of war in He Shen prison nicknamed "Hilton Hanoi". His long political career lasted for two years, as a representative of Congress, and then served as a US senator for six terms until he died of brain cancer. The photo of the portrait gallery was taken in 2005, and McCain began to run for the party's presidential candidate in 2008, and appeared in Connie Brook's New Yorker column "McCain's Party". Ann Shumard of the Museum of Photography said: "The strength and classical style of these pillars echo Senator McCain's commitment to the eternal values of serving the country. Personal integrity is his life and life. It is usually short-lived, but our impression of these moments may be the way a person is remembered in his life, and this sound will remain long after being forgotten.

Senator McCain's voice may not be forgotten.

This photo is now one of 23 photos. Before September 9, the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery will exhibit 65,438+0,000 portraits in recognition of McCain's historic career. Visitors can find portraits hanging on the memorial wall of the museum near the entrance.

The portrait of Senator John McCain of Steve Parker will be exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery on September 9, 20 18.

Steve Parker's portrait of John S. McCain III in 2005 is on display at the National Portrait Gallery today to commemorate the American senator who died on August 25th. (NPG，？ Steve Parker)