Let’s Play Ball
« back to All BlogsBy Debbie Hagan
Let’s Play Ball is a fun summer photographic exhibit going on now at Panopticon Gallery, located inside the Commonwealth Hotel, 502 Commonwealth Ave., Boston. The show perfectly coincides with Art New England’s July/August issue, since Ernest C. Withers is not only featured in this show, but also the subject of a major ANE story, which you can read online.
Panopticon’s show offers a rare opportunity to see how Withers documented the Negro Baseball League in the 1940s and ‘50s. Other photographers in this show include David Levinthal, Arthur Griffin, Steven Sheffield, Tony King, and Jim Dow.
In our search for photographs to illustrate our own Withers’s story, Bill Chapman, a friend of Withers, shared this photograph with us. He photographed Withers holding baseballs signed by members of the Negro Baseball League. For more on this topic, check out Ernest Wither’s photographic book, Negro Baseball League.
Panopticon’s exhibit (strategically just around the corner from Fenway) continues through September 6, 2011.
| Thought I would comment and say neat theme, did you make it for yourself? It's really awesome! |
| Posted by: backlink service On: Aug 15, 2011 9:55 am |
