Painting, Alan Ladd
Object number2012.145.01
Date2012
MediumAcrylic on Wood
Dimensions60 x 36 in. (152.4 x 91.4 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
DescriptionPainting of Hot Springs, Arkansas native Alan Ladd by the artists Patterson and Barnes. The painting shows Ladd in western wear from the movie "Shane."Alan Ladd was born September 3, 1913, in Hot Springs, Arkansas, and lived in Arkansas until around the age of five. He was an actor who appeared in over 80 films and was one of the most recognizable celebrities of the 1940s and '50s. He starred in such films as "Two Years before the Mast," "The Blue Dahlia," and "The Great Gatsby." However, Ladd is perhaps best known for his role in the 1953 western movie "Shane." Ladd died on January 29, 1964.
Status
Not on view
