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George Steinbrenner

National Portrait Gallery

Object Details

Artist
David Levine, 20 Dec 1926 - 29 Dec 2009
Sitter
George Michael Steinbrenner III, 4 Jul 1930 - 13 Jul 2010
Exhibition Label
Born Rocky River, Ohio
Under George Steinbrenner’s thirty-seven-year tenure as owner of the New York Yankees, the team flourished, winning seven world championships and eleven pennants. Despite that success, Steinbrenner was a controversial figure because his brash and sometimes illegal behavior consistently put him in the headlines, even over the achievements of his team and players. Heir to a Great Lakes shipping company, Steinbrenner acquired the Yankees in 1973 and quickly demonstrated an inability to distance himself from the team’s daily business, earning himself the nickname “The Boss.” The Yankees underwent nineteen managerial changes during his ownership, just one illustration of his hands-on style.
David Levine’s caricature humorously points out both Steinbrenner’s inability to remain unobtrusive as well as his shady money dealings, with a bag of money weighing down the bat he is holding.
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; copyright Eve & Matthew Levine
1982
Object number
NPG.2013.36
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Copyright
©1982 Matthew and Eve Levine
Type
Drawing
Medium
Ink over graphite on paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 34.9 × 27.9 cm (13 3/4 × 11")
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location
Currently not on view
National Portrait Gallery
Topic
Caricature
Equipment\Sports Equipment\Baseball Equipment\Baseball bat
George Michael Steinbrenner III: Male
George Michael Steinbrenner III: Sports\Team owner\Baseball
Portrait
Record ID
npg_NPG.2013.36
Metadata Usage (text)
Usage conditions apply
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm43e472053-23ad-40dc-b07e-be1a0a6481fb

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