Print, Art

Object number2007.165.2

Datec. 2000

MediumInk; Paper; Paint

Credit LineGift of Dwight Lynn White

DescriptionRectangular multi-colored print with white border. Featuring four Pittsburgh Steelers, wearing black and gold uniforms, kneeling on proper right knees on field. Players (left to right): Dwight White, Ernie Holmes, Joe Greene, and L.C. Greenwood. Handwritten(?) in gold pen on each player are their autographs/signatures. Above each player is a square with picture of each in action with nicknames painted in black next to them.Dimensions15 x 12 in. (38.1 x 30.5 cm)
Signed"S. Palmer" in black, bottom left corner on art.
InscriptionsHandwritten(?) in gold pen on each player are their autographs/signatures.

Above each player is a square with picture of each in action with nicknames painted in black next to them: (left to right) "Mad Dog", "Arrowhead", "Mean Joe Greene", and "Hollywood Bags".
Historical NotesThe Steel Curtain was the nickname that was originally given to the front four of the famous defensive line of the Pittsburgh Steelers during the 1970s. The nickname "Steel Curtain", a play on the phrase "Iron Curtain" popularized by former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, originated in a 1971 contest sponsored by Pittsburgh radio station WTAE. The contest was won by Gregory Kronz, then a ninth grader at a suburban high school. The Steel Curtain's famed front four were: #75 "Mean" Joe Greene - defensive tackle, 1969-1981; #68 L.C. Greenwood - defensive end, 1969-1981; #63 Ernie Holmes - defensive tackle, 1972-1977 ; #78 Dwight White - defensive end, 1971-1980.

Related person Ernie Holmes (1948 - 2008)

Related institution Pittsburgh Steelers

Related person Dwight Lynn White (1949 - 2008)

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