Stephen Colbert’s “Portrait”
date: label: date made
content: 2006
label: date made
content: 2008
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: This digital image on canvas, resembling a formal oil portrait, is of writer-comedian Stephen Colbert in his guise as the fictional conservative host of the Comedy Central Network series, The Colbert Report. In describing his on-screen persona of a blustery, right-wing news commentator, Colbert observed, “My character is self-important, poorly informed, well-intentioned but an idiot.” The show offers a hilariously scathing satire of TV news broadcasting and political talk show personalities. The “portrait,” originally a prominent part of the studio setting, emphasizes the mock formality of the show and its host.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Television
label: Subject
content: Comedy
label: Subject
content: News Media
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content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
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content: Popular Entertainment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Hello Doggie Inc.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2009.3007.01
label: nonaccession number
content: 2009.3007
label: catalog number
content: 2009.3007.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: picture
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper, ink (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 55 in x 43 1/4 in x 4 in; 139.7 cm x 109.855 cm x 10.16 cm