Grey Villet
New York Yankee catcher Yogi Berra screaming in the face of the home plate umpire as he protests the official's "safe" call on Brooklyn Dodger Jackie Robinson who is walking away after a brilliant steal of home base in the 1st Game of the World Series at Yankee Stadium
Artist
Grey Villet (South African, 1927 - 2000)South African, 1927 - 2000
Titles
- New York Yankee catcher Yogi Berra screaming in the face of the home plate umpire as he protests the official's "safe" call on Brooklyn Dodger Jackie Robinson who is walking away after a brilliant steal of home base in the 1st Game of the World Series at Yankee Stadium
DateSeptember 28, 1955
PlaceNew York City, New York, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 13 1/2 × 9 3/8 in. (34.3 × 23.9 cm)
Sheet: 13 1/2 × 9 3/8 in. (34.3 × 23.8 cm)
Sheet: 13 1/2 × 9 3/8 in. (34.3 × 23.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Joe Sutton in honor of Robert C. McNair at "One Great Night in November, 2010"
Object number2011.251
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
Various inscriptions in crayon and graphite:
PHOTO NO. / 2641186, 1114 C-4 19 / 111 / 471, (R) Baseball - Berra, Yogi (Yankee player), Berra / After Robbie Steal / 8th, P & 5, D-17086, 10c, PF99880
PHOTO NO. / 2641186, 1114 C-4 19 / 111 / 471, (R) Baseball - Berra, Yogi (Yankee player), Berra / After Robbie Steal / 8th, P & 5, D-17086, 10c, PF99880
Typed on verso lower edge:
Outraged catcher Yogi Berra protests call on Robinson (1) Jackie also upset other Yankees, rattling one / pitcher and teasing outfielder Elston Howard into throwing to the wrong base
Stamped on verso lower left:
© _______Time Inc. All Rights Reserved. / No reproduction, commercial display or other / use is permitted without express written / permission of the copyright holder.
Stamped in a blue rectangular grid on verso center:
LIFE MAGAZINE / LIFE PHOTO BY / GREY VILLET / CREDIT / TAKE NO. DATE / 9/28/55 / SET NO. 46114 / STORY & LOCATION / WORLD SERIES 1st take / Yankees vs. Dodgers at Yankee Stadium / DEPT. / NO. OF PRINTS / 25 / BLACK & WHITE FILM / 35 mm / 8 ...
Stamped in red, verso center: USED IN LIFE OCT 10 1955
Outraged catcher Yogi Berra protests call on Robinson (1) Jackie also upset other Yankees, rattling one / pitcher and teasing outfielder Elston Howard into throwing to the wrong base
Stamped on verso lower left:
© _______Time Inc. All Rights Reserved. / No reproduction, commercial display or other / use is permitted without express written / permission of the copyright holder.
Stamped in a blue rectangular grid on verso center:
LIFE MAGAZINE / LIFE PHOTO BY / GREY VILLET / CREDIT / TAKE NO. DATE / 9/28/55 / SET NO. 46114 / STORY & LOCATION / WORLD SERIES 1st take / Yankees vs. Dodgers at Yankee Stadium / DEPT. / NO. OF PRINTS / 25 / BLACK & WHITE FILM / 35 mm / 8 ...
Stamped in red, verso center: USED IN LIFE OCT 10 1955
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