Sujet

Poster advertising a game between the Kansas City Monarchs and the Harlem Stars, 1945. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

A Negro American League baseball poster featuring Satchel Paige and Goose Tatum. The poster is white at top and has a white border. The text at the top of the poster is red and says “VICTORY FIELD / INDIANAPOLIS / FRI. AUG. 31 8:00 p. m. / Adults $1.25 Children 12 & Under 25¢. Below this in white text in a blcak square is "NEGRO American LEAGUE / BASEBALL." Printed in black ink on a red background is “25 TIMES WORLD’S / Champions / Kansas City / Monarchs / VS / Harlem Stars / FEATURING THE CLOWN PRINCE OF BASEBALL GOOSE TATUM.” Images of Goose Tatum and Satchel Page are also printed on the red background. At the bottom of the poster in white text on a black background is “SEE – IN ACTION – LE ROY ‘SATCHEL’ PAIGE / ‘THE AGELESS WONDER’ REPUTEDLY THE / GREATEST PITCHER OF ALL TIME!”

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM21A78_033

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

159,1Mo (5,8Mo) / 50,6cm x 78,8cm / 5976 x 9308 (300dpi)

Mots clés

people black male sport sports man men country guy museum color design advertisement advertising location century advert baseball sportsmen sportsman poster pitcher African American African-American 1940s afro-american ad Forties United States of America Colour Baseball Team graphic design Major League Baseball 20th century heritage American America USA decade Kansas City Monarchs united states Unknown Negro League baseball cultural heritage Black History Heritage Art National Museum of African American History and Culture NMAAHC Posters MLB baseball league Negro American League ink on cardboard Negro League Baseball Players Association New York Harlem Stars Goose Tatum Tatum Goose Reece Tatum Reece Satchel Paige Paige Satchel Leroy Robert Paige Leroy Robert