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Carlton Fisk

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Object Details

Artist

Susan Miller-Havens, born 20 Jun 1944

Sitter

Carlton Fisk, born 26 Dec 1947

Exhibition Label

Born Bellows Falls, Vermont
A tenacious competitor, Carlton Fisk was one of Major League Baseball’s most capable and durable catchers. During twenty-four seasons in the American League (first with the Boston Red Sox and later with the Chicago White Sox), Fisk caught a record-setting 2,226 games and posted homerun tallies that ranked him among the top-hitting catchers of all time.
Fisk’s accomplishments were all the more remarkable because he repeatedly overcame career-threatening injuries. In 1975, after battling back from reconstructive knee surgery and a broken arm, Fisk gave Red Sox fans a memorable thrill in the sixth game of the World Series when he drilled a twelfth-inning home run to win the game. Fisk always demanded the best, not only of himself but also of his teammates. He once observed, “You don’t play baseball…You work at it.”
Nacido en Bellows Falls, Vermont
Competidor tenaz, Carlton Fisk fue uno de los receptores más capaces y longevos del béisbol de grandes ligas. Durante 24 temporadas en la Liga Americana (primero con los Red Sox de Boston y luego los White Sox de Chicago), Fisk jugó una cantidad récord de 2,226 partidos y su total de jonrones lo colocó entre los receptores con mejor promedio de bateo de todos los tiempos.
Sus logros son más impresionantes porque sufrió repetidas lesiones que amenazaron su carrera. En 1975, tras reponerse de una cirugía reconstructiva de rodilla y un brazo fracturado, Fisk ofreció a los fanáticos de los Red Sox una emoción inolvidable en el sexto partido de la Serie Mundial al batear un jonrón en la duodécima entrada para ganar el juego. Siempre exigía lo mejor de sí mismo y de sus compañeros. Una vez comentó: “El béisbol no se juega...se trabaja”.

Provenance

The artist; Peter C. Aldrich, Cambridge, Mass.; gift 2000 to NPG

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Peter C. Aldrich, in memory of Duane C. Aldrich of Atlanta, Georgia

Date

1993

Object number

NPG.2000.59

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Copyright

© 1993 Susan Miller-Havens

Type

Painting

Medium

Oil on cotton duck

Dimensions

Stretcher: 212.4 x 121.9 x 3.8cm (83 5/8 x 48 x 1 1/2")
Frame: 224.2 x 132.7 x 6.7cm (88 1/4 x 52 1/4 x 2 5/8")

Place

United States\Massachusetts\Middlesex\Cambridge

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Exhibition

American Winners: Athletes and Entertainers Who Shaped the Nation

On View

NPG, West Gallery 240

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Equipment\Sports Equipment\Baseball Equipment\Baseball glove
Equipment\Sports Equipment\Baseball Equipment
Costume\Headgear\Hat\Cap\Baseball cap
Costume\Dress Accessory\Belt
Carlton Fisk: Male
Carlton Fisk: Sports\Athlete\Baseball
Carlton Fisk: Athletics awards\Baseball Hall of Fame
Portrait

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4d99c139f-b29e-4b3d-a58e-b19512f8abd5

Record ID

npg_NPG.2000.59

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