Object Details
- Artist
- Gerald Gooch, born 1933
- Sitter
- Juan Marichal, born 20 Oct 1937
- Exhibition Label
- Born Laguna Verde, Dominican Republic
- A high-kicking right hander with a blistering fastball and phenomenal control, Juan Marichal made his major league debut with the San Francisco Giants in July 1960 by hurling a legendary one-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Phillies. Marichal’s unorthodox, catapult-style delivery and his arsenal of sliders, curves, screwballs, and change-ups left batters shaking their heads. As Pittsburgh Pirates great Roberto Clemente observed, “It doesn’t matter what he throws; when he’s got it, he beats you.” One of the best pitchers in baseball throughout the 1960s, Marichal surpassed the twenty-game-victory mark six times between 1963 and 1969, and ended the decade with a total of 191 wins. It was not until 1972 that he experienced his first losing season. In 1983 Marichal became the first Latin American player inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame via the regular selection process.
- Collection Description
- In 1978, Time magazine donated approximately eight hundred works of original cover art to the National Portrait Gallery. The museum is dedicated to telling the stories of individuals who have shaped the United States, and the Time Collection—featuring prominent international figures and events—enriches our understanding of the United States in a global context.
- En 1978, la revista Time donó a la National Portrait Gallery cerca de 800 obras de arte originales creadas para sus portadas. Nuestro museo se dedica a narrar la historia de figuras que han contribuido a forjar el desarrollo de Estados Unidos, y es así que la Colección Time, que incluye retratos de importantes personalidades internacionales, nos ayuda a comprender mejor a nuestra nación en un contexto global.
- Credit Line
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Time magazine
- 1966
- Object number
- NPG.78.TC563
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Copyright
- © Gerald Gooch
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- Acrylic on canvas
- Dimensions
- 81.9 x 74.3 x 2.5cm (32 1/4 x 29 1/4 x 1")
- Frame: 92.4 x 84.1 x 6.4cm (36 3/8 x 33 1/8 x 2 1/2")
- See more items in
- National Portrait Gallery Collection
- Exhibition
- NPG Mezzanine: 20th and 21st Century Americans
- On View
- NPG, South Gallery 341 Mezzanine
- National Portrait Gallery
- Topic
- Costume\Headgear\Hat
- Equipment\Sports Equipment\Baseball Equipment\Baseball glove
- Juan Marichal: Male
- Juan Marichal: Sports\Athlete\Baseball
- Portrait
- Record ID
- npg_NPG.78.TC563
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4480d73cc-d0d6-4a2c-a121-8d657f419c34
