The Fonda Image
- Depicted
- Jane Fonda, American, born 1937
- Depicted
- Peter Fonda, American, 1940–2019
- Depicted
- Henry Fonda, American, 1905–1982
- Date
- 1970
- Material
- Acrylic on canvas
- (not assigned)
- North and Central America
- Classification
- Paintings
- Collection
- Modern and Contemporary Art
- Current Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 40 x 30 in. (101.6 x 76.2 cm)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Leila and Monroe R. Meyerson
- Rights
- © Mel Ramos / Licensed by ARS, New York, NY
- Object Number
- 248:1986
NOTES
Feet planted wide apart and hands on her hips, the actress Jane Fonda directly confronts the viewer. Images of her famous family float behind her: father Henry smiles as brother Peter straddles a motorcycle from his 1969 film "Easy Rider." Mel Ramos depicted a range of female subjects in his work, from comic book heroines to models in magazine advertisements. His paintings echo the eroticized female body that often characterizes the depiction of women in mass media, but Fonda retains a sense of empowerment through her determined gaze.
Provenance
- 1986
Leila (b. 1934) and Monroe R. Meyerson (1930-2008), New York, NY; Boca Raton, FL
1986 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Leila and Monroe R. Meyerson [1]
Notes:
[1] Letter dated January 5, 1987 from Sidney Goldstein, Associate Director, to Leila and Monroe R. Meyerson, informing them that the Acquisitions and Loans Committee of the Board of Trustees approved the gift of The Fonda Image [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Acquisitions and Loans Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, December 18, 1986.
Leila (b. 1934) and Monroe R. Meyerson (1930-2008), New York, NY; Boca Raton, FL
1986 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Leila and Monroe R. Meyerson [1]
Notes:
[1] Letter dated January 5, 1987 from Sidney Goldstein, Associate Director, to Leila and Monroe R. Meyerson, informing them that the Acquisitions and Loans Committee of the Board of Trustees approved the gift of The Fonda Image [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Acquisitions and Loans Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, December 18, 1986.
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