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Marianne Moore with baseball
20th century
sheet: 8 1/2 x 10 inches; image: 7 5/8 x 9 1/2 inches
Gelatin silver print
Purchased as the gift of Christopher Scholz.
2017.371
Notes
On April 10, 1968, Marianne Moore threw out the first pitch at Yankee Stadium for the first game of the season, between the New York Yankees and the California Angels.
Inscriptions/Markings
With crop marks and airbrushing. "United Press International" and various markings on verso.
Provenance
Purchased from David Winter.
Summary
Half body portrait of Marianne Moore with a three-pointed hat holding baseball in her right hand raised above her head; she faces forward but her gaze is to her left; crowd directly behind and around her smiles in the stands.
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