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Object Details

Artist
Charles ("Teenie") Harris, 1908 - 1998
Sitter
Jerry Benjamin, 1909 - 1974
Roy Partlow, 1912 - 1987
Josh Gibson, 21 Dec 1911 - 20 Jan 1947
John Richard Wright, Jr., 1916 - 1990
Chester Williams, 1908 - 1952
Ray Brown, 1908 - 1968
John Leftwich
J. C. Hamilton
Robert Gaston, 19 Mar 1910 - 11 Feb 2000
Walter Leonard, 1907 - 1997
David Whatley, 1914 - 1992
Jud Wilson, 1899 - 1963
Matthew Carlisle, 1910 - 1972
Charles Gary, 1920 - 2011
Sam Bankhead, 1905 - 1976
Roy Welmaker, 1913 - 1998
Howard Easterling, 1911 - 1993
Vic Harris, 1905 - 1978
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
1942 (printed 1993)
Object number
NPG.93.391
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Copyright
© Estate of Charles "Teenie" Harris
Type
Photograph
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 38.7 x 48.8cm (15 1/4 x 19 3/16")
Sheet: 40.4 x 50.3cm (15 7/8 x 19 13/16")
Mat: 55.9 x 71.1cm (22 x 28")
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Topic
Equipment\Sports Equipment\Baseball Equipment\Baseball
Exterior\Sports arena\Baseball stadium
Josh Gibson: Male
Josh Gibson: Sports and Recreation\Athlete\Baseball
Jerry Benjamin: Male
Jerry Benjamin: Sports and Recreation\Athlete\Baseball
Roy Partlow: Male
Roy Partlow: Sports and Recreation\Athlete\Baseball
Matthew Carlisle: Male
Matthew Carlisle: Sports and Recreation\Athlete\Baseball
Charles Gary: Male
Charles Gary: Sports and Recreation\Athlete\Baseball
Sam Bankhead: Male
Sam Bankhead: Sports and Recreation\Athlete\Baseball
John Richard Wright, Jr.: Male
John Richard Wright, Jr.: Sports and Recreation\Athlete\Baseball
Chester Williams: Male
Chester Williams: Sports and Recreation\Athlete\Baseball
Ray Brown: Male
Ray Brown: Sports and Recreation\Athlete\Baseball
John Leftwich: Male
John Leftwich: Sports and Recreation\Athlete\Baseball
J. C. Hamilton: Male
J. C. Hamilton: Sports and Recreation\Athlete\Baseball
Robert Gaston: Male
Robert Gaston: Sports and Recreation\Athlete\Baseball
Walter Leonard: Male
Walter Leonard: Sports and Recreation\Athlete\Baseball
David Whatley: Male
David Whatley: Sports and Recreation\Athlete\Baseball
Jud Wilson: Male
Jud Wilson: Sports and Recreation\Athlete\Baseball
Roy Welmaker: Male
Roy Welmaker: Sports and Recreation\Athlete\Baseball
Howard Easterling: Male
Howard Easterling: Sports and Recreation\Athlete\Baseball
Vic Harris: Male
Vic Harris: Sports and Recreation\Athlete\Baseball
Portrait
Record ID
npg_NPG.93.391
Metadata Usage (text)
Usage conditions apply
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm490707ca0-d633-4fae-9f20-e754dd435fef

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