Object Details
Artist
Peter Shapiro, 17 Jan 1933 - 16 Oct 2004
Sitter
Michael DeBakey, 7 Sep 1908 - 11 Jul 2008
Exhibition Label
Born Lake Charles, Louisiana
An innovative leader in the treatment of heart disease, surgeon Michael DeBakey helped inaugurate a new era in cardiovascular surgery. The pump he designed for use in blood transfusions proved critical to the development of heart-lung machines that made open-heart surgery possible. DeBakey also spearheaded the use of Dacron fabric for vascular grafts and tubing. In the 1960s, he led efforts to develop a mechanical pump—known as a ventricular assist device—to support patients with failing heart function. His work developing an early version of Mobile Auxiliary Surgical Hospital (MASH) units proved lifesaving during the Korean and Vietnam Wars.
Nacido en Lake Charles, Luisiana
El cirujano Michael DeBakey, pionero y líder en el tratamiento de enfermedades del corazón, inauguró una nueva era en la cirugía cardiovascular. La bomba de transfusión de sangre diseñada por él fue crucial para desarrollar máquinas cardiopulmonares que posibilitaron la cirugía de corazón abierto. También propulsó el uso del dacrón en injertos y tubos vasculares. En la década de 1960 lideró esfuerzos para crear una bomba mecánica (“dispositivo de asistencia ventricular”) que ayudara a los pacientes con insuficiencia cardiaca. Su trabajo en una versión temprana de los “hospitales quirúrgicos auxiliares móviles” salvó muchas vidas durante las guerras de Corea y Vietnam.
Provenance
Peter E. Shapiro [1933-2004]; purchased NPG 1998
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Date
1997 (cast 1998)
Object number
NPG.98.35
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Copyright
© 1997, National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Type
Sculpture
Medium
Bronze bust
Dimensions
With Socle: 53.3 × 60.3 × 40.6cm (21 × 23 3/4 × 16")
Socle footprint: 60.3 × 40.6cm (23 3/4 × 16")
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Exhibition
20th Century Americans: 1960-2000
On View
NPG, South Gallery 342
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Topic
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses
Costume\Dress Accessory\Glove
Costume\Headgear\Hat\Cap\Surgeon's cap
Michael DeBakey: Male
Michael DeBakey: Medicine and Health\Physician\Surgeon
Michael DeBakey: Science and Technology\Inventor
Michael DeBakey: Military and Intelligence\Army\Army physician\Army surgeon
Michael DeBakey: Arts and Culture\Education and Scholarship\Educator\Professor\Medicine
Michael DeBakey: Civilian awards\Presidential Medal of Freedom
Michael DeBakey: Civilian awards\Congressional Gold Medal
Portrait
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Record ID
npg_NPG.98.35