Object Details
- Artist
- Al Satterwhite, born 1944
- Sitter
- Henry "Hank" Aaron, 5 Feb 1934 - 22 Jan 2021
- Exhibition Label
- Born Mobile, Alabama
- A legendary hitter who set records that remain unequaled to this day, Hank Aaron was one of baseball’s greatest offensive stars. Other players may have been more flamboyant, but none could match Aaron’s power and consistency during his twenty-three years in the majors. After launching his career with the Negro League’s Indianapolis Clowns in 1952, Aaron signed with the Boston Braves. His debut with the franchise came in 1954, following its move to Milwaukee. Aaron soon emerged as a tremendous asset to the ball club, and in 1957 his bat drove the Braves to a World Series victory over the Yankees. In the years that followed, Aaron’s impressive hitting fueled his assault on the record books, and in 1974 he became the first player to break Babe Ruth’s career record of 714 home runs. When Aaron retired from play in 1976, his home run mark stood at 755.
- Credit Line
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Al Satterwhite
- 1973 (printed 2009)
- Object number
- NPG.2009.27
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Copyright
- © 2008, Al Satterwhite
- Type
- Photograph
- Medium
- Digital pigment print
- Dimensions
- Image: 31 x 20.8cm (12 3/16 x 8 3/16")
- Sheet: 35.6 x 28cm (14 x 11")
- Mat: 55.9 × 40.6cm (22 × 16")
- Place
- United States\Georgia\Fulton\Atlanta
- See more items in
- National Portrait Gallery Collection
- National Portrait Gallery
- Topic
- Costume\Headgear\Hat
- Equipment\Sports Equipment\Baseball Equipment\Baseball bat
- Interior\Sports arena
- Henry "Hank" Aaron: Male
- Henry "Hank" Aaron: Sports and Recreation\Athlete\Baseball
- Henry "Hank" Aaron: Presidential Medal of Freedom
- Portrait
- Record ID
- npg_NPG.2009.27
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4d8f0cf80-a892-4a35-8e38-45f80645c1ed
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