Object Details
- Artist
- Mary Ellen Mark, 20 Mar 1940 - 25 May 2015
- Sitter
- Henry Fonda, 1905 - 1982
- Katharine Hepburn, 12 May 1907 - 29 Jun 2003
- Exhibition Label
- Katharine Hepburn was seventy-four and Henry Fonda seventy-six when they began filming On Golden Pond (1981), a movie about the joys and pains of growing old. The two Hollywood icons had 129 feature films between them but had never worked together. In fact, they had never even met. The plot had many opportunities to become a sentimental cliché of senility and old age, only to be rescued by seasoned professionals giving life to two strong characters. The popular film won Oscars for Hepburn and Fonda; it was her fourth Best Actress award and his first Best Actor win, in the final role of his career. (Hepburn’s Oscars are on view on the museum’s third floor.)
- Katharine Hepburn tenía setenta y cuatro años y Henry Fonda setenta y seis cuando empezaron la filmación de On Golden Pond (1981), historia acerca de las alegrías y tristezas de envejecer. Estos dos íconos de Hollywood tenían en su haber 129 largometrajes entre ambos, pero nunca habían trabajado juntos. De hecho, no se conocían personalmente. La trama ofrecía abundantes ocasiones para el cliché sentimental de la vejez y la senilidad, pero fue hábilmente rescatada por estos veteranos profesionales que dieron vida a dos personajes intensos. La popular película les ganó Oscars a Hepburn y Fonda, el cuarto para ella como mejor actriz y el primero para él como mejor actor en el que sería su último papel. (Los Oscars de Hepburn pueden verse en el tercer piso del museo).
- 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
- 1981
- Object number
- NPG.84.TC104
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Copyright
- © Mary Ellen Mark
- Type
- Photograph
- Medium
- Chromogenic print
- Dimensions
- Image: 34.5 x 27.3cm (13 9/16 x 10 3/4")
- Mat: 71.1 × 55.9cm (28 × 22")
- See more items in
- National Portrait Gallery Collection
- Location
- Currently not on view
- National Portrait Gallery
- Topic
- Costume\Headgear\Hat
- Exterior
- Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses
- Nature & Environment\Plant\Tree
- Personal Attribute\Teeth
- Henry Fonda: Male
- Henry Fonda: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Film\Movie actor
- Henry Fonda: Performing arts awards\Academy Award
- Katharine Hepburn: Female
- Katharine Hepburn: Arts and Culture\Literature\Writer
- Katharine Hepburn: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Film\Movie actor
- Katharine Hepburn: Performing arts awards\Academy Award
- Portrait
- Record ID
- npg_NPG.84.TC104
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4d8c1924a-041c-4321-a3e4-4e88c31e07db
