Bob Hope
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Object Details
- Artist
- Marisol Escobar, 22 May 1930 - 30 Apr 2016
- Sitter
- Bob Hope, 29 May 1903 - 27 Jul 2003
- Exhibition Label
- Born Eltham, England
- When you think of Bob Hope you instantly envision the jaunty irreverence of this consummate entertainer. Born in England and raised in Cleveland, Hope joined the vaudeville circuit as a teen. By the mid-1930s he was a fixture on radio and a star of such Broadway shows as Cole Porter’s Red, Hot & Blue. He moved to Hollywood and by 1940 began the hugely popular series of “Road” movies, partnered with Bing Crosby. Hope’s commitment to entertaining U.S. troops from 1941 through the Gulf War was legendary. He received five special Academy Awards and, in 1985, a Kennedy Center Honors award.
- 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
- 1967
- Object number
- NPG.78.TC452
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Copyright
- © Marisol Escobar / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, NY
- Type
- Sculpture
- Medium
- Polychromed wood
- Dimensions
- Without Base: 47 x 36.8 x 45.7cm (18 1/2 x 14 1/2 x 18")
- See more items in
- National Portrait Gallery Collection
- Exhibition
- Bravo!
- On View
- NPG, South Gallery 322 Mezzanine
- National Portrait Gallery
- Topic
- Bob Hope: Male
- Bob Hope: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie actor
- Bob Hope: Performing Arts\Performer\Comedian
- Bob Hope: Performing Arts\Performer\Television personality
- Bob Hope: Performing Arts\Performer\Entertainer
- Bob Hope: Oscar
- Bob Hope: Presidential Medal of Freedom
- Bob Hope: Congressional Gold Medal
- Portrait
- Record ID
- npg_NPG.78.TC452
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4475eca9a-a9d6-4d9e-8045-d8fa098111a2
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