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Barbara Bel Geddes

Barbara Bel Geddes
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Artist
Boris Chaliapin, 22 Sep 1904 - 18 May 1979
Sitter
Barbara Bel Geddes, 31 Oct 1922 - 8 Aug 2005
Date
1951
Type
Painting
Medium
Gouache on board
Dimensions
Image: 32.5 x 24cm (12 13/16 x 9 7/16")
Mat: 55.9 × 40.6cm (22 × 16")
Topic
Barbara Bel Geddes: Visual Arts\Artist
Barbara Bel Geddes: Female
Barbara Bel Geddes: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor
Barbara Bel Geddes: Visual Arts\Artist\Illustrator
Barbara Bel Geddes: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie actor
Barbara Bel Geddes: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Television actor
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Mrs. Boris Chaliapin
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Copyright
© Chris Murphy
Object number
NPG.88.TC8
Exhibition Label
For its April 9, 1951, cover, Time asked its most prolific cover artist, Boris Chaliapin, to paint a portrait of Gloria Swanson, who was expected to win a Best Actress Oscar for her role in the movie Sunset Boulevard (1950). When Swanson lost the Oscar to Judy Holliday, Time focused instead on Broadway, tasking Chaliapin to paint a portrait of Barbara Bel Geddes, the twenty-eight-year-old “ingénue” who was getting rave reviews for her role in the comedy The Moon Is Blue (1951). Bel Geddes would later co-star with Kim Novak in Alfred Hitchcock’s classic film, Vertigo (1958). She may be best known, however, as Miss Ellie, the Ewing family matriarch on the long-running television series Dallas (1978–901).
Para su portada del 9 de abril de 1951, Time solicitó a su más prolífico artista, Boris Chaliapin, que pintara un retrato de Gloria Swanson, candidata favorita para el Oscar a la mejor actriz por su papel en Sunset Boulevard (1950). Cuando finalmente el Oscar se lo llevó Judy Holliday, Time dirigió su atención hacia Broadway y le pidió a Chaliapin un retrato de Barbara Bel Geddes, una joven de veintiocho años, destacada en papeles de “ingenua”, que había recibido excelentes críticas por su participación en la comedia The Moon Is Blue (1951). Bel Geddes pasaría luego a coprotagonizar junto a Kim Novak un clásico de Alfred Hitchcock, Vértigo (1958). Sin embargo, quizás sea mejor conocida como Miss Ellie, la matriarca de la familia Ewing en la popular y longeva serie televisiva Dallas (1978–90).
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.
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Location
Currently not on view