Object Details
- Artist
- Neil Leifer, born 1942
- Sitter
- Paul Newman, 26 Jan 1925 - 26 Sep 2008
- Exhibition Label
- Time’s cover story about Paul Newman ran just prior to the release of his forty-third movie, The Verdict (1982), in which he plays a drunken trial lawyer. The magazine asked: “Can a 57-year- old Westport, Conn., salad-dressing manufacturer find satisfaction as a hotshot race-car driver, successful political activist, prizewinning movie director, solid-state sex symbol, show-biz iconoclast and possibly the most commanding male presence in films during the past three decades?” “Yes!” if one reads the smile in those clear blue eyes portrayed in this cover image. And in 1987, upon his seventh nomination for Best Actor, Newman won an Academy Award for his performance as a hustling pool player in The Color of Money.
- El artículo de Time sobre Paul Newman vio la luz antes del lanzamiento de su película número cuarenta y tres, The Verdict (1982), en la que interpreta a un abogado alcohólico. La revista se hacía la siguiente pregunta: “¿Puede un hombre de cincuenta y siete años que vive en Westport, Connecticut, y fabrica aderezos para ensalada encontrar satisfacción en papeles de campeón de carreras de autos, exitoso activista político, laureado director de cine, auténtico símbolo sexual, iconoclasta del espectáculo y posiblemente la figura masculina más imponente del cine durante las pasadas tres décadas?”. ¡Pues sí!, a juzgar por la sonrisa que dibujan esos transparentes ojos azules en esta imagen. Como si fuera poco, en 1987, con su séptima nominación como mejor actor, Newman ganó el premio de la Academia por su papel de un jugador de billar dedicado a la estafa en The Color of Money.
- 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
- 1982
- Object number
- NPG.84.TC132
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Photograph
- Medium
- Chromogenic print
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 35.6 × 27.9cm (14 × 11")
- See more items in
- National Portrait Gallery Collection
- Location
- Currently not on view
- National Portrait Gallery
- Topic
- Exterior
- Nature & Environment\Plant\Tree
- Paul Newman: Male
- Paul Newman: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Theater\Stage actor
- Paul Newman: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Film\Film director
- Paul Newman: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Film\Film producer
- Paul Newman: Social Welfare and Reform\Philanthropist
- Paul Newman: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Film\Movie actor
- Paul Newman: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Television\Television actor
- Paul Newman: Sports\Athlete\Race car driver
- Paul Newman: Performing arts awards\Academy Award
- Paul Newman: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Television\Television director
- Paul Newman: Performing arts awards\Emmy Award
- Portrait
- Record ID
- npg_NPG.84.TC132
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4d09f0fe8-31f2-4076-962b-e450398632cc
