Babe Ruth
Object Details
- Artist
- Nickolas Muray, 15 Feb 1892 - 2 Nov 1965
- Sitter
- George Herman ("Babe") Ruth, 6 Feb 1895 - 17 Aug 1948
- Exhibition Label
- Nickolas Muray’s iconic portrait of Ruth was one of five known photographs he took in a special session in 1927. Ruth, looking dour, was no doubt just following the photographer’s instructions not to smile. But that year Ruth had every reason to be pleased about his baseball prowess; he achieved a long-standing record of hitting sixty home runs, and he was playing on his fifth World Series championship team. He was at the apex of his remarkable career, which would come to an end in 1935 with his last hit—an out-of-the-park home run—his 714th!
- El icónico retrato de Ruth tomado por Nickolas Muray es una de las cinco fotografías que se conocen de una sesión especial de 1927. Con apariencia severa, el modelo seguramente siguió la indicación del fotógrafo de que no sonriera. Pero ese año Ruth tenía muchas razones para estar contento con sus destrezas beisboleras: logró un récord de sesenta jonrones que reinaría por mucho tiempo y se encontraba en su quinta Serie Mundial. Estaba en la cumbre de su notable carrera, la cual llegaría a su fin en 1935 con un batazo que sacó la bola del parque, ¡su jonrón número 714!
- Credit Line
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
- 1927 (printed 1978)
- Object number
- NPG.78.150
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Copyright
- © Nickolas Muray Photo Archives
- Type
- Photograph
- Medium
- Gelatin silver print
- Dimensions
- Image: 24.6 × 19.7 cm (9 11/16 × 7 3/4")
- Sheet: 25.4 × 20.4 cm (10 × 8 1/16")
- Mat: 55.9 × 40.7 cm (22 × 16")
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- National Portrait Gallery Collection
- Location
- Currently not on view
- National Portrait Gallery
- Topic
- Equipment\Sports Equipment\Baseball Equipment\Baseball bat
- Equipment\Sports Equipment\Baseball Equipment\Baseball glove
- Costume\Headgear\Hat\Cap\Baseball cap
- George Herman ("Babe") Ruth: Male
- George Herman ("Babe") Ruth: Sports and Recreation\Athlete\Baseball
- Portrait
- Record ID
- npg_NPG.78.150
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4bac8ba33-edae-4bfd-bb7d-ed97fc4b87fd
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