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Juan Marichal

Juan Marichal
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Artist
Gerald Gooch, born 1933
Sitter
Juan Marichal, born 20 Oct 1937
Date
1966
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")
Topic
Costume\Headgear\Hat
Equipment\Sports Equipment\Baseball Equipment\Baseball glove
Juan Marichal: Male
Juan Marichal: Sports and Recreation\Athlete\Baseball
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Time magazine
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Copyright
© Gerald Gooch
Object number
NPG.78.TC563
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.
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Exhibition
Champions
On View
NPG, South Gallery 341 Mezzanine