Object Details
- Artist
- Charles Verschuuren, 1891 - 1955
- Sitter
- William Tatem Tilden, Jr., 10 Feb 1893 - 5 Jun 1953
- George Herman ("Babe") Ruth, 6 Feb 1895 - 17 Aug 1948
- Exhibition Label
- Charles Verschuuren’s caricature of tennis great Bill Tilden (1893–1953) and Babe Ruth evokes the art deco iconography of the Jazz Age in the 1920s. Verschuuren emigrated from the Netherlands to New York City in 1922 and became the cover artist for the Brooklyn Daily Eagle’s Sunday magazine.
- Other contemporary athletes who excelled in their sports included boxer Jack Dempsey, golfer Bobby Jones, tennis champion Helen Wills, and Notre Dame’s legendary football coach, Knute Rockne. Their likenesses were widely circulated in newspapers and on magazine covers, indicative of society’s growing interest in the lives of celebrities during the 1920s.
- La caricatura del gran tenista Bill Tilden (1893–1953) y Babe Ruth hecha por Charles Verschuuren evoca la iconografía art déco de la era del jazz en los años veinte. Verschuuren emigró de los Países Bajos a la ciudad de New York en 1922 y trabajó como ilustrador de portadas para la revista dominical del Brooklyn Daily Eagle.
- Entre otros atletas del momento que sobresalieron en sus respectivos deportes están el boxeador Jack Dempsey, el golfista Bobby Jones, la tenista campeona Helen Wills y el legendario entrenador de fútbol de Notre Dame, Knute Rockne. Sus retratos se difundían ampliamente en los periódicos y portadas de revistas, reflejando el creciente interés de la sociedad en la vida de las celebridades durante la década de 1920.
- Credit Line
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
- 1926
- Object number
- NPG.98.136
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Drawing
- Medium
- Gouache on illustration board (Bainbridge board)
- Dimensions
- Image: 33.0 x 27.0 cm. (13 x 10 5/8")
- Board: 36.2 x 30.8 cm. (14 1/4 x 12 1/8")
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- National Portrait Gallery Collection
- Location
- Currently not on view
- National Portrait Gallery
- Topic
- Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses\Monocle
- Equipment\Sports Equipment\Baseball Equipment\Baseball bat
- William Tatem Tilden, Jr.: Male
- William Tatem Tilden, Jr.: Sports\Athlete\Tennis
- George Herman ("Babe") Ruth: Male
- George Herman ("Babe") Ruth: Sports\Athlete\Baseball
- Portrait
- Record ID
- npg_NPG.98.136
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4f1d67808-9861-47bc-b10d-93152ce3f440
