Flying Fondas
Object Details
- Exhibition Label
- “The plainsman, the rebel and the runaway are all branches on the same family tree” reported Time in 1970, describing the “Flying Fondas”: father Henry, son Peter, and daughter Jane. All were actors and newsmakers of note: Henry had a long and distinguished career, winning an Oscar in 1982 for On Golden Pond; Peter became a counterculture icon for his 1969 film Easy Rider; and Jane was an antiwar activist who would become a Best Actress Oscar-winner (for Klute in 1972 and Coming Home in 1979) and fitness advocate. But the family’s dysfunction was often what made them tabloid news—in marriages alone, these three combined logged eleven spouses.
- “El llanero, el rebelde y la fugitiva son todos ramas del mismo árbol familiar”. Así describió Time en 1970 a los “Flying Fondas”: el padre, Henry, y los hijos, Peter y Jane. Todos eran destacados actores y figuras públicas: Henry tenía en su haber una larga y distinguida carrera, y en 1982 ganaría un Oscar por On Golden Pond; Peter era un ícono de la contracultura después de haber filmado Easy Rider en 1969; Jane, activista contra la guerra, ganaría dos Oscars de mejor actriz (por Klute en 1972 y por Coming Home en 1979), además de dedicarse a promover métodos para una buena salud. Sin embargo, lo que a menudo alimentaba las noticias en los tabloides era la disfunción de esta familia: nada más en matrimonios, acumularon once entre los tres.
- 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. Conserved with funds from The Pritzker Traubert Family Foundation
- Data Source
- National Portrait Gallery
- Date
- 1970
- Object number
- NPG.78.TC58
- Artist
- Andy Warhol, 6 Aug 1928 - 22 Feb 1987
- Sitter
- Henry Fonda, 1905 - 1982
- Jane Fonda, born 1937
- Peter Fonda, 23 Feb 1940 – 16 Aug 2019
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Copyright
- © 2002 Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts/ARS, New York
- Type
- Collage
- Medium
- Photomechanical prints on transparent film and colored papers on paperboard
- Dimensions
- Image: 62.9 × 47.3cm (24 3/4 × 18 5/8")
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- National Portrait Gallery Collection
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Topic
- Vehicle\Motorcycle
- Jane Fonda: Female
- Jane Fonda: Arts & Culture\Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie actor
- Jane Fonda: Performing arts awards\Academy Award
- Henry Fonda: Male
- Henry Fonda: Arts & Culture\Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie actor
- Henry Fonda: Performing arts awards\Academy Award
- Peter Fonda: Male
- Peter Fonda: Arts & Culture\Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie actor
- Portrait
- Record ID
- npg_NPG.78.TC58
- Usage
- Usage conditions apply
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