Baseball
Artist
Pierre Daura
(American (born Spain), 1896 - 1976)
CultureSpanish | American
Dateca. 1939-55
MediumOil on board
Dimensions15 × 10 3/4 in. (38.1 × 27.3 cm)
Overall, Mat: 28 × 22 in. (71.1 × 55.9 cm)
Overall, Mat: 28 × 22 in. (71.1 × 55.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Martha Randolph Daura
Object number97.39.5
Not on view
DescriptionThis is one of three Cubist-style "baseball" images created by Daura as a teaching tool.Label TextPierre Daura American, b. Spain, 1896-1976 Baseball, ca. 1939-1955 Oil on board Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA Gift of Martha Randolph Daura 97.39.5 Exhibition History"Pierre Daura: A Retrospective," Center for the Arts, Vero Beach, FL, Sept. 7--Nov. 10, 2002. "Pierre Daura's Vision of Virginia," Virginia Historical Society, Richmond, VA, September 16, 2006 - January 14, 2007. "Game On: Sports in Ancient and Modern Art," Peninsula Fine Arts Center, Newport News, VA, July 9 - October 9, 2016. "Come Together, Right Now: The Art of Gathering," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, October 11, 2020 - January 3, 2021. “The Art Experience 2.0: Do What You Love in Virginia,” Virginia Governor’s Executive Mansion, Richmond, VA, August 16, 2023 – August 31, 2024.Published ReferencesTeresa Macià. PIERRE DAURA (1896-1976). Barcelona: Àmbit Serveis Editorials, S.A.. 1999: color ill. pp. 147-149. William M.S. Rasmussen, _Pierre Daura's Vision of Virginia_, exh. cat., Virginia Historical Society, Richmond, VA September 16, 2006 to January 14, 2007, 13 & 29. ISBN: 0945015267
