Bobby Riggs
Object Details
- Artist
- Mort Drucker, 22 Mar 1929 - 9 Apr 2020
- Sitter
- Robert Larimore Riggs, 1918 - 26 Oct 1995
- Collection Description
- In 1978, Time magazine donated approximately eight hundred works of original cover art to the National Portrait Gallery. The museum is dedicated to telling the stories of individuals who have shaped the United States, and the Time Collection—featuring prominent international figures and events—enriches our understanding of the United States in a global context.
- En 1978, la revista Time donó a la National Portrait Gallery cerca de 800 obras de arte originales creadas para sus portadas. Nuestro museo se dedica a narrar la historia de figuras que han contribuido a forjar el desarrollo de Estados Unidos, y es así que la Colección Time, que incluye retratos de importantes personalidades internacionales, nos ayuda a comprender mejor a nuestra nación en un contexto global.
- Credit Line
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Time magazine; conserved with funds from The Pritzker Traubert Family Foundation
- 1973
- Object number
- NPG.78.TC696
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Copyright
- © Mort Drucker
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- Watercolor, ink, pastel pencil and graphite pencil on paper
- Dimensions
- 47cm x 31.1cm (18 1/2" x 12 1/4"), Accurate
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- National Portrait Gallery Collection
- Location
- Currently not on view
- National Portrait Gallery
- Topic
- Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses
- Personal Attribute\Teeth
- Equipment\Sports Equipment\Tennis racket
- Nature & Environment\Animal\Pig
- Robert Larimore Riggs: Male
- Robert Larimore Riggs: Sports\Athlete\Tennis
- Portrait
- Record ID
- npg_NPG.78.TC696
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4e7a9531a-9ff9-44be-84c2-f276476fb602
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