Object Details
- Artist
- Henry Koerner, 1915 - 1991
- Sitter
- Robin Evan Roberts, 30 Sep 1926 - 6 May 2010
- Exhibition Label
- Born Springfield, Illinois
- In 1950 the pitching heroics of right-hander Robin Roberts carried the Philadelphia Phillies to their first National League pennant in thirty-five years. Roberts was in his second full year in the majors when the usually lackluster Phillies made a strong bid for the league championship. But as the baseball season drew to a close, Philadelphia suddenly began to falter. With a pitching staff in disarray, it fell to Roberts to reverse the downward spiral. He started five times in the last eight days of the season and in the final game defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers in ten innings to clinch the pennant for the Phillies. In the years that followed, Roberts proved to be Philadelphia’s mainstay. Posting six consecutive seasons of twenty or more victories (1950–55), Roberts’s consistency and pinpoint control made him one of the era’s best pitchers.
- 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
- 1956
- Object number
- NPG.78.TC699
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Copyright
- © Henry Koerner
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- Stretcher: 71.1 x 55.9 x 2.5cm (28 x 22 x 1")
- Frame: 79.1 x 63.8 x 5.1cm (31 1/8 x 25 1/8 x 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
- Nature & Environment\Plant\Tree
- Exterior\Sports arena\Baseball stadium
- Robin Evan Roberts: Male
- Robin Evan Roberts: Sports\Coach
- Robin Evan Roberts: Sports\Athlete\Baseball\Pitcher
- Robin Evan Roberts: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Business executive\Investment executive
- Portrait
- Record ID
- npg_NPG.78.TC699
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4a0b9613e-b8c2-433a-8881-3efcdd6434e6
