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Color corrected by Pat Cagney.
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
Color corrected by Pat Cagney.
Color corrected by Pat Cagney.

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)
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)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineGifts of the artist and Panopticon Gallery
Object number2000.1.10
Terms
  • Baseball
  • Men
  • Baseball players
  • Boy
  • African-American Artist
  • Black
  • White
On View
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: 03/27/2003
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