Stadium

Original Title

Stadium

Date

1989

Creator

Frank Perkins See all items with this value

Description

This watercolor painting by Frank Perkins features a scene at a baseball stadium. This work may be an homage to the Negro Leagues, which offered Black baseball players the chance to play professionally prior to Jackie Robinson's integration of Major League Baseball. Iconic Black baseball players like Robinson, Willie Mays, Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson, and many more played in the Negro Leagues.

Primary Subject

1900-1999 See all items with this value

HBCU student work See all items with this value

Sports and Athletics See all items with this value

Art See all items with this value

Additional Subject

Black art

Type

Painting

Medium

watercolor and colored pencils on paper

Measurements

26 1/2 in x 30 1/2 in

Format

JPEG

HBCU Identifier

pc13

HCAC Identifier

HCAC.TSU.0027

Rights

All rights held by the University Museum at Texas Southern. For permission to publish, distribute, or use this image for any other purpose, please contact University Museum, Texas Southern University umuseum@gmail.com Attn: Museum Director. Materials not created by Texas Southern University may still be under copyright. Additional materials may be presented for educational and research purposes in accordance with fair use under United States copyright law.

Contributing Institution

Texas Southern University

Collection

Permanent Collection See all items with this value

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