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Artist:
Robert M. Peak, 30 May 1927 - 1 Aug 1992  Search this
Sitter:
Sidney Poitier, 20 Feb 1927 - 6 Jan 2022  Search this
Medium:
Color lithograph on paper
Dimensions:
Image: 54.8 × 63.4 cm (21 9/16 × 24 15/16")
Sheet: 104.1 × 68.6 cm (41 × 27")
Type:
Print
Date:
1968
Exhibition Label:
Academy Award-winning actor Sidney Poitier (born 1927) was once described as “the Martin Luther King of the movies.” In the turbulent 1960s, he “embodied the black image for the dawning Age of Integration,” wrote his biographer. In his life, both on and off the screen, he projected “the perfect man”—intelligent, dignified, adept, and sensitive. When the film For Love of Ivy opened in the summer of 1968, Poitier was arguably Hollywood’s leading actor, having already starred in To Sir, with Love; In the Heat of the Night; and Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, which were all released in 1967.
El actor Sidney Poitier (n. 1927), ganador del Oscar, fue descrito en una ocasión como “el Martin Luther King del cine”. En la turbulenta década de 1960, Poitier “encarnaba la imagen del afroamericano en los umbrales de la era de la integración”, escribió su biógrafo. En la pantalla tanto como en su vida personal, siempre proyectó al “hombre perfecto”: inteligente, digno, educado y sensible. Cuando en el verano de 1968 se estrenó la película For Love of Ivy, podría decirse que Poitier era el actor más impor- tante de Hollywood, habiendo ya protagonizado To Sir, with Love, In the Heat of the Night y Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, todas estrenadas en 1967.
Topic:
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Bowtie  Search this
Sidney Poitier: Male  Search this
Sidney Poitier: Literature\Writer  Search this
Sidney Poitier: Politics and Government\Diplomat  Search this
Sidney Poitier: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Stage actor  Search this
Sidney Poitier: Performing Arts\Performing arts director  Search this
Sidney Poitier: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie actor  Search this
Sidney Poitier: Oscar  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift in memory of Robert F. Asleson
Object number:
NPG.2016.114
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© 1968 Cinerama Releasing Corp., All Rights Reserved.; LITHO IN U.S.A.; Property of National Screen Service Corp.
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm44b42422d-56e9-4eeb-8b79-47e64d612275
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.2016.114