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Jodie Foster

Portrait Gallery

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Object Details

Artist

Gregory Heisler, born 1954

Sitter

Jodie Foster, born 1962

Exhibition Label

When Jodie Foster, “an actress for 25 of her 28 years,” made Time’s cover in the fall of 1991, she was already an accomplished film star, winning a Best Actress Oscar in 1989 for playing a party girl who was raped in The Accused. She would win a second Oscar three years later for her role in The Silence of the Lambs. The magazine’s focus now was on Foster’s first stint at directing a feature film, Little Man Tate. When asked if she planned to appear in the film, she said, “That is the biggest mistake, unless you’re Woody Allen.”
Cuando Jodie Foster, “actriz durante 25 de sus 28 años de edad”, apareció en la portada de Time en el otoño de 1991, ya era una consumada estrella cinematográfica, habiendo ganado un Oscar de mejor actriz en 1989 por su actuación como una joven fiestera que es víctima de una violación en The Accused. Foster ganaría un segundo Oscar tres años después por su papel en The Silence of the Lambs. Sin embargo, en aquel momento la revista se concentró en su primera incursión como directora, Little Man Tate. Al preguntarle si planeaba aparecer en la película, contestó: “Es el peor error que puedas cometer, a menos que seas Woody Allen”.

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

Date

1991

Object number

NPG.93.TC31

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Copyright

? Gregory Heisler

Type

Photograph

Medium

Chromogenic print on paper

Dimensions

Image: 30.6 × 22.9cm (12 1/16 × 9")
Sheet: 35.6 × 27.9cm (14 × 11")

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Interior
Jodie Foster: Female
Jodie Foster: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Film\Film director
Jodie Foster: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Film\Film producer
Jodie Foster: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Film\Movie actor
Jodie Foster: Performing arts awards\Academy Award
Portrait

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm489b65c90-133f-4635-b4ba-5f7f2777d2ce

Record ID

npg_NPG.93.TC31

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