Babe Ruth with Bill Savitt
PhotographerPhotographed by
Jack Kosovsky
(American)
Date1945
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 13 1/8 x 10 1/8in. (33.3 x 25.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 13 3/4 x 10 5/8in. (34.9 x 27cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Honiss Oyster House Company
Object number1982.80.413
DescriptionTwo men, Bill Savitt and Babe Ruth, stand clasping hands in front of a baseball dugout. Savitt is smiling and has a small mustache. He is wearing a suit and necktie. Ruth is wearing a Savitt Gems baseball uniform. He holds a baseball bat in his left hand. Another man with a mustache is seated behind Savitt with his legs crossed. Baseball players are visible in the dugout at the right. Spectators, including men, women, and boys, are in the stands above, behind a wire fence.
Status
Not on view
5 September 2006
