Object Details
- Artist
- Rick Chapman, born 1966
- Sitter
- Shaun White, born 3 Sep 1986
- Exhibition Label
- Born San Diego, California
- Shaun White, aka “The Flying Tomato” (for his once-long red hair, which he has now trimmed), is a professional X Games athlete, specializing in both skate- and snowboarding. Raised in Vermont and Southern California, White has won two Olympic gold medals in the snowboard half-pipe in successive winter games (2006, 2010). He has also been a multiple medalist in other national and international boarding competitions. Having overcome a heart defect as an infant, White started skateboarding at an early age and was discovered by the modern pioneer of the sport, Tony Hawk. White is clearly Hawk’s successor as the face of alternative games, not only because of his skill on the boards but also for his infectious, effervescent personality.
- Shaun White nacido en 1986
- Nacido en San Diego, California
- Shaun White, alias “El Tomate Volador” (por su largo cabello rojo, que ahora se ha cortado), es un atleta de deportes extremos que se especializa en patineta y tabla de nieve (snowboarding). White, criado entre Vermont y el sur de California, ha ganado dos medallas de oro consecutivas en las Olimpiadas de Invierno (2006, 2010) en pista de medio tubo. También ha sido múltiple medallista en otras competencias nacionales e internacionales. Habiendo superado una afección cardiaca en su infancia, White empezó a practicar el snowboarding desde temprano y fue descubierto por el pionero moderno de ese deporte, Tony Hawk. Evidentemente, White es el sucesor de Hawk como la cara de los juegos extremos, no solo por su destreza con la tabla sino por su entusiasmo y su personalidad efervescente.
- Rick Chapman (nacido en 1966)
- Impresión en gelatina de plata virada al selenio, 2006
- Donación del artista y ESPN
- Credit Line
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the artist and ESPN
- 2006
- Object number
- C/NPG.2013.84.36
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Copyright
- ©2006 Rick Chapman
- Type
- Photograph
- Medium
- Selenium-toned gelatin silver print
- Dimensions
- Image/Sheet: 35.7 × 35.6 cm (14 1/16 × 14")
- Mount: 54 × 50.8 cm (21 1/4 × 20")
- Place
- United States\California\San Diego\Carlsbad
- See more items in
- National Portrait Gallery Collection
- Location
- Currently not on view
- National Portrait Gallery
- Topic
- Interior\Domestic\Bedroom
- Home Furnishings\Furniture\Bed
- Container\Box
- Shaun White: Male
- Shaun White: Athletics awards\Olympic medal
- Shaun White: Sports\Athlete\Snowboarder
- Portrait
- Record ID
- npg_C_NPG.2013.84.36
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4de7da5f3-6d74-49ee-a146-9334e4986901
