Exhibitions

One Life: Babe Ruth

June 24, 2016 – May 21, 2017

Babe Ruth and other Red Sox pitchers by Underwood & Underwood (active 1880 - c. 1950)

National Portrait Gallery
8th and G Streets, NW
Washington, DC

1st Floor, East

See on Map Floor Plan

This American baseball legend was an icon and media sensation. Before the commercialization of sports superstars became commonplace, Ruth’s name and image fueled a marketing frenzy. His memorable persona is highlighted in a selection of historic prints, photographs and personal paraphernalia representing “the Babe” both as a Yankee slugger and a national celebrity. Historian James Barber is the curator of the show.