Johnny Weissmuller -The Definitive Tarzan
oil on stretched canvas 16 x 20
Johnny Weissmuller was an American olympic swimmer and actor. he was known to have one of the best competitive swimming records of the last 20th century. he set numerous world records and won 5 gold metals.
He became an actor in 1933 in the MGM movie Tarzan the Ape Man in the title role.
He played Tarzan 12 times from 1933 to 1948. He is the definitive Tarzan: the only movie Tarzan as far as many are concerned