Ernie Banks, Larry Doby (First African-American In The American Major League), Matty Brusher, And Jackie Robinson (First African-American In The National Major League) With A Young Fan

Artist Ernest C. Withers (American, 1922-2007)

CultureAmerican

Date1948-49

MediumGelatin silver print

DimensionsOverall, Image: 15 × 18 7/8 in. (38.1 × 47.9 cm)
Overall: 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
Overall, Mat: 26 1/8 × 28 1/16 in. (66.4 × 71.3 cm)

Credit LineGifts of the artist and Panopticon Gallery

Object number2000.1.10

Not on view

DescriptionView of the baseball pit; Ernie Banks, Larry Doby, Matty Brusher, and Jackie Robinson (in that order) are lined up next to young fans. The two young boys on the far right look into the camera.

Label TextErnest C. Withers American (b. 1922) Ernie Banks, Larry Doby, Matty Brescia, and Jackie Robinson, with a Young Fan, Martin's Stadium, Memphis, 1948-49 Gelatin-silver print, 1990s Gift of Ernest C. Withers and Panopticon Gallery 2000.1.10 ~ Larry Doby was the first African American in the American Major League, and Jackie Robinson was the first African American in the National Major League. This photograph was taken after they had signed to the Major Leagues in a post-season barnstorming all-star game. Edited By: GLY Edited Date: 03/27/2003Exhibition History"Pictures Tell the Story," Chrysler Museum of Art, Jan. 28 - May 7, 2000. "Civil Rights Photography," Newseum, Arlington, Virginia, January 8 - April 30, 2001. "Come Together, Right Now: The Art of Gathering," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, October 11, 2020 - January 3, 2021.Published ReferencesErnest C. Withers, with contributions by F. Jack Hurley, Brooks Johnson, and Daniel J. Wolff. PICTURES TELL THE STORY: ERNEST C. WITHERS, REFLECTIONS IN HISTORY. Norfolk, VA: Chrysler Museum of Art. 2000: p. 164.