Chris Evert

Artist

Al Satterwhite, born 1944

Sitter

Chris Evert, born 21 Dec 1954

Exhibition Label

Born Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Tennis match after tennis match, Chris Evert was the picture of composed aggression as she sliced, lobbed, and, with two fists, backhanded her way to victory, amassing an astonishing career-winning record of 90 percent. Between 1974, with her first French Open championship, and 1986, with her record seventh, she collected eighteen Grand Slam singles titles, including two Australian Open, three Wimbledon, and six U.S. Open. Evert was one of the last major champions to use a wooden tennis racquet; her one-time fiancé Jimmy Connors had switched to metal, and her greatest rival, Czech star Martina Navratilova, was swinging a graphite model. Known as “America’s Sweetheart” for her on-court femininity, Evert also became known as the “Ice Maiden” for her steely nerves. Even in defeat, which was rare, Evert was always the gracious competitor. In 1995 she was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Al Satterwhite

1973 (printed 2009)

Object number

NPG.2009.29

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Copyright

© 2008 Al Satterwhite

Type

Photograph

Medium

Digital pigment print

Dimensions

Image: 31.8 x 21.3 cm (12 1/2 x 8 3/8")

Sheet: 35.6 x 27.9 cm (14 x 11")

Place

United States\Florida\Broward\Fort Lauderdale

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Equipment\Sports Equipment\Tennis racket

Chris Evert: Female

Chris Evert: Sports and Recreation\Athlete\Tennis

Portrait

Record ID

npg_NPG.2009.29

Usage of Metadata (Object Detail Text)

Usage conditions apply

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm40ae34e35-8699-40a6-9cb5-0911b48ef73b