Ralph Morse
Brooklyn Dodger Jackie Robinson Charging Wildly from Third Base as Unwary NY Yankee Catcher Yogi Berra Squats behind Dodger Batter during Jackie's Steal of Home Plate during Eighth Inning of the First Game of the World Series at Yankee Stadium
Artist
Ralph MorseAmerican, 1918–2014
Titles
- Brooklyn Dodger Jackie Robinson Charging Wildly from Third Base as Unwary NY Yankee Catcher Yogi Berra Squats behind Dodger Batter during Jackie's Steal of Home Plate during Eighth Inning of the First Game of the World Series at Yankee Stadium
Date1955
PlaceNew York City, New York, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 10 1/2 × 11 5/8 in. (26.7 × 29.5 cm)
Sheet: 10 5/8 × 12 3/8 in. (27 × 31.4 cm)
Sheet: 10 5/8 × 12 3/8 in. (27 × 31.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by David T. Harvin, Charles Schwartz, and Don Teague in honor of Lee Godfrey and Harry Reasoner at "One Great Night in November, 2010"
Object number2011.250
Not on view
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Exhibition History“Made for Magazines: Iconic 20th-Century Photographs,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 9–May 4, 2014.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Black, blue and red inscriptions on verso relating to Time-Life cataloging.
Unsigned
Typed, stamped and labeled on verso with a variety of identifying marks from Time-Life. See photo-copy in accession file for all marks.
"LIFE LPHOTO / BY RALPH MORSE," "TIME INC. / PICTURE COLLECTION," "USED IN LIFE OCT 10 1955," "Daring dash brings Brooklyn's Jackie Robinson Charging wildly toward home plate on steal. It came unexpectedly"
"LIFE LPHOTO / BY RALPH MORSE," "TIME INC. / PICTURE COLLECTION," "USED IN LIFE OCT 10 1955," "Daring dash brings Brooklyn's Jackie Robinson Charging wildly toward home plate on steal. It came unexpectedly"
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