Cleveland Indians All-Star Corey "Klubot" Kluber, Minneapolis, MN

2013

Cleveland Indians All-Star Corey "Klubot" Kluber, Minneapolis, MN, 2013. Tabitha Soren (American, b. 1967). Tintype; unframed: 20.3 x 25.4 cm (8 x 10 in.); overall framed: 26.7 x 30.5 cm (10 1/2 x 12 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Artist 2017.77 “The fantasy that failure leads to success," remarks the artist, "despite hitting the ball successfully only around a third of the time. The romantic myth of the restless wanderer, even as they cram in 162 major-league games a season. And the central American fantasy that says we have to do something extraordinary to lead a meaningful life.” Soren regards baseball as a metaphor for fantasies of American culture.