Peter Dinklage
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Object Details
- Artist
- Jesse Frohman, born 1958
- Sitter
- Peter Hayden Dinklage, born 11 Jun 1969
- Exhibition Label
- Born Morristown, New Jersey
- Peter Dinklage has been acting since high school, where he became involved in theater as a way to find his own community. He was born with achondroplasia, a genetic condition causing dwarfism, which made being accepted in school difficult at times. As a young actor, Dinklage struggled to find work beyond stage and independent film roles until a friend crafted a part specifically for him in The Station Agent (2003). The film won an audience award at the Sundance Film Festival and brought Dinklage greater recognition. His role in the HBO series Game of Thrones has made him a household name and earned him both Emmy and Golden Globe awards. Dinklage accepts roles referencing his height if he feels they are not exploitative but prefers to compete for parts never intended for someone his size. This philosophy is reflected in this image, where his direct, open gaze challenges the viewer to acknowledge but look past his condition.
- Peter Dinklage nacido en 1969
- Nacido en Morristown, Nueva Jersey
- Peter Dinklage ha estado actuando desde la escuela superior, cuando se acercó al teatro en busca de una comunidad más afín. Nació con acondroplasia, una condición genética que causa enanismo, y a menudo no se sentía bien acogido entre sus compañeros de clase. El joven actor pasó trabajo para encontrar empleo fuera del teatro y las películas independientes, hasta que un amigo creó un personaje específico para él en The Station Agent (2003). El filme ganó el premio del público en el Sundance Film Festival y Dinklage comenzó a lograr más reconocimiento. Su participación en la serie de HBO Game of Thrones lo ha hecho famoso y le ha ganado premios Emmy y Golden Globe. Dinklage acepta papeles que aludan a su estatura si cree que no explotan su condición gratuitamente, pero prefiere competir por personajes que no hayan sido escritos para alguien de su tamaño. Su filosofía se refleja en esta imagen, donde su mirada directa y franca desafía al público a ver más allá de su apariencia.
- Jesse Frohman (nacido en 1958)
- Impresión con pigmento de larga duración, 2003 (impresa en 2014)
- Donación del artista
- Credit Line
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the artist
- 2003 (printed 2014)
- Object number
- C/NPG.2015.7
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Copyright
- © 2003 Jesse Frohman
- Type
- Photograph
- Medium
- Inkjet print on paper
- Dimensions
- Image: 101.9 × 82.7 cm (40 1/8 × 32 9/16")
- Sheet: 112 × 91.6 cm (44 1/8 × 36 1/16")
- Place
- United States\New York\New York
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- National Portrait Gallery Collection
- Location
- Currently not on view
- National Portrait Gallery
- Topic
- Interior
- Peter Hayden Dinklage: Male
- Peter Hayden Dinklage: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor
- Peter Hayden Dinklage: Society and Social Change\Person with a Disability\Dwarfism
- Portrait
- Record ID
- npg_C_NPG.2015.7
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4153b51ae-c0c4-4932-87ac-8e760f52d866
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