Artist
Robert Riger (American, 1926–1995)American, 1926–1995
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Willie Mays Steals Third, Ebbets Field, Brooklyn
Date1955
PlaceBrooklyn, New York, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 10 5/8 × 14 11/16 in. (27 × 37.3 cm)
Sheet: 15 7/8 × 19 15/16 in. (40.3 × 50.6 cm)
Sheet: 15 7/8 × 19 15/16 in. (40.3 × 50.6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Alfred C. Glassell, III in honor of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. at "One Great Night in November, 1996"
Object number96.1705
Non exposé
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Department
PhotographyObject Type
Exhibition HistoryExhibited in "Sports: Leisure-Time and Professional," at the Shell and the American Landscape Museum, Houston, Texas, from May 30 to September 4, 2001 (LN:2001.31).
Exhibited in "Sports Photography from the Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," 13 June 2005 - 12 September 2005.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
verso bottom left corner in pencil " RR 28-16 "
below image in ink " Robert Riger "
verso lower right a stamp " © 1995 ROBERT RIGER "
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