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Artist
Neil Leifer, born 1942
Sitter
Paul Newman, 26 Jan 1925 - 26 Sept 2008
Date
1982
Type
Photograph
Medium
Chromogenic print
Dimensions
Sheet: 35.6 × 27.9cm (14 × 11")
Topic
Exterior
Nature & Environment\Plant\Tree
Paul Newman: Male
Paul Newman: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Stage actor
Paul Newman: Performing Arts\Performing arts director\Film director
Paul Newman: Performing Arts\Producer\Film producer
Paul Newman: Society and Social Change\Philanthropist
Paul Newman: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie actor
Paul Newman: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Television actor
Paul Newman: Sports and Recreation\Athlete\Race car driver
Paul Newman: Oscar
Paul Newman: Performing Arts\Performing arts director\Television director
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Time magazine. Conserved with funds from The Pritzker Traubert Family Foundation
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Object number
NPG.84.TC132
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.
