Existing comment:
Untitled, from the series Baseball
2004 Polaroid Polacolor ER Land Film
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of an anonymous donor 2017.32.49
Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier when he became the first African American player in the major leagues. Prior to Robinson's debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, professional baseball relegated black players to the Negro Leagues. The photograph reenacts an iconic moment from game one of the 1955 World Series, featuring the Dodgers and the New York Yankees. Levinthal depicts Robinson stealing home plate as he slides safely under catcher Yogi Berra's tag. Robinson's Dodgers went on to win the series in seven games, finally vanquishing their crosstown rival. |