A Panorama of Pittsburgh
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Learn about Pittsburgh's past by viewing more than 130 printed views of the city.
Meissonier masterpiece
now on view at the Frick
1806, Jena is on view at the Frick through May 31, 2009.
This Sunday is
RADical Day at the Frick
Visit the Frick on 10/5 for a full day of activities and fun!
Rob Rogers discusses
political cartooning on 10/12
The Post-Gazette's award-winning editorial cartoonist will discuss his experiences covering the 2008 presidential campaign and conventions.
Music for Exhibitions
begins new season 11/18
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View photos from the 2008 H. C. Frick Horseless Carriage Tour
Twenty-six teams of drivers made it a day of fun.
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at the Frick through 10/5
Learn about Pittsburgh's past by viewing more than 130 printed views of the city.
Meissonier masterpiece
now on view at the Frick
1806, Jena is on view at the Frick through May 31, 2009.
This Sunday is
RADical Day at the Frick
Visit the Frick on 10/5 for a full day of activities and fun!
Rob Rogers discusses
political cartooning on 10/12
The Post-Gazette's award-winning editorial cartoonist will discuss his experiences covering the 2008 presidential campaign and conventions.
Music for Exhibitions
begins new season 11/18
Join Katherine Soroka and Chatham Baroque for an evening of memorable music.
View photos from the 2008 H. C. Frick Horseless Carriage Tour
Twenty-six teams of drivers made it a day of fun.
Sign up for the
Frick e-newsletter
Each month, receive the latest information about exhibitions; programs for adults, families, children, and teachers; events; specials at The Café and the Museum Shop; and more.
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As Pittsburgh celebrates the opening of its new baseball stadium, PNC Park, on April 9, 2001, the Frick Art & Historical Center presents Driving It Home, an exhibition that showcases Pittsburgh's players, teams, and ballparks from 1909 through the 1970s. On view March 11 through August 26, the exhibition is part of a collaboration between the Frick, the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, and The Greater Pittsburgh Convention and Visitors Bureau Office of Cultural Tourism to offer a series of events related to the history of baseball in Pittsburgh. Curated by Tom Smart, Director of Museum Programs at the Frick, Driving It Home includes photographs, fine art, artifacts, and memorabilia. These are on loan from the National Baseball Hall of Fame, Pittsburgh Pirates, Animation Research Library, Walt Disney Feature Animation, © Disney Enterprises, Inc., Carnegie Museum of Art, and the private collections of Bonnie Crosby, Teenie Harris, Thomas Phillips Johnson, and others. The exhibition is installed in the Frick's Car and Carriage Museum, offering a unique opportunity to study the history of baseball in tandem with another of America's passions, the automobile. Vintage motorcars contribute to a portrait of American life during the 1900s-when both baseball and cars gained popularity-and suggest the exhibition's title. DeCourcy E. McIntosh, Executive Director of the Frick Art & Historical Center, says, "We are bringing together the cultures of art, sport and automobiles in an exhibition that will appeal to a wide range of audiences. The interest in baseball and cars crosses all boundaries, and we look forward to welcoming visitors who may never have experienced the Frick before." Driving It Home features a collection of photographs documenting great moments and figures in baseball history. Pictures by Barney Stein, legendary photographer of the Brooklyn Dodgers, portray the drama of the game and many of the celebrities surrounding it-Marilyn Monroe kicking a soccer ball to open a game at Ebbets Field, Jackie Robinson stealing home under Yogi Berra during the 1955 World Series, and a crestfallen Dodgers pitcher Ralph Branca after throwing the home-run pitch that enabled the New York Giants to win the final game of the 1951 playoffs. Photographs by Teenie Harris capture the Pittsburgh Crawfords and Homestead Grays, National Negro League Teams, playing baseball at legendary Forbes Field and Greenlee Field. The Frick Art Museum's vitrines provide another perspective on the game with paintings such as Philip Evergood's The Early Youth of Babe Ruth (c.1939), William Morris Hunt's The Ball Players (1871), Arnold Friedman's World Series (undated), and Raoul Dufy's The Ball Park-Boston (c.1950). Original animation drawings on paper from the cartoons "Casey at the Bat/Make Mine Music," "Casey Bats Again," "How to Play Baseball," and "Motor Mania" are on public view for the first time ever on loan from the Animation Research Library, Walt Disney Feature Animation, © Disney Enterprises, Inc. Visitors can also watch the actual cartoons in the Car and Carriage Museum video theater In addition, three murals depict Pittsburgh's ball fields. A large one by Pittsburgh artist Tom Mosser-a four-time national art award winner-is on loan from the Pittsburgh Pirates permanent collection. This newly commissioned work chronicles Pittsburgh players in the context of Exposition Park, Forbes Field, Three Rivers Stadium, and the new PNC Park. Another mural, a digital view of an arcade at Forbes Field designed by Len Martin, is on view outside of the Car and Carriage Museum. A third on view in the Car and Carriage Museum portrays the outfield at Forbes Field. A number of Pittsburgh "greats" are honored through the memorabilia, art and cars that tell their stories. For example, after his retirement in 1917, Pirates shortstop Honus Wagner owned a Regal car dealership. In tribute, a 1911 Regal Underslung Raceabout is on view alongside one of Wagner's caps, an autographed ball, his Gold Lifetime Pass to major league parks, and Frank E. Bingham's gelatin silver photographic print Honus Wagner (1910), on loan from Carnegie Museum of Art. Roberto Clemente is remembered with the 1960 Pirates Team pennant, Clemente's cap from the 1972 season, an autographed ball from the last game at Forbes Field, and a team jersey. Visitors can also watch Clemente in action in a video of a 1960 World Series game, shown daily in the Car and Carriage Museum video theater. Some of the other featured Pirates players in the exhibition include Pie Traynor, Paul and Lloyd Waner, Ralph Kiner, Bill Mazeroski, Willie Stargell, and Pittsburgh Negro League players Josh Gibson, Buck Leonard and "Cool" Papa Bell. Replica vintage merchandise from the Pittsburgh Pirates and Negro Leagues will be available in a special shop in the Car and Carriage museum. Visitors will find reproduction jerseys and hats from the Crawfords and the Homestead Grays, as well as Forbes Field merchandise created exclusively for the exhibition, including tee-shirts, key rings and mouse pads. Fans can bone up on the culture of baseball through a wide selection of books including Only the Ball was White by Robert Peterson and great baseball movies on video format. On Opening Day, baseball posters will be given away and available for autographing by Pirates Alumni. Driving It Home is organized by the Frick Art & Historical Center in collaboration with the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Pittsburgh Pirates and Pittsburgh Office of Cultural Tourism. The exhibition is underwritten, in part, by a grant from the Johnson Family Foundation. In addition, the Frick Art & Historical Center is collaborating with Squirrel Hill Baseball to share information and promote baseball with young people in the area. The following organizations or individuals have helped make this exhibition possible: Animation Research Library, Walt Disney Feature Animation, © Disney Enterprises, Inc., Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Detroit Institute of Arts, Geyer Printing, The Estate of Charles (Teenie) Harris, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Johnson Family Foundation, The Josh Gibson Foundation and Family, Mitchell & Ness Nostalgia Co., Philadelphia, PA, National Baseball Hall of Fame, The Phillips Collection, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Pittsburgh Office of Cultural Tourism, Pittsburgh Pirates, Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, Charles Altman, Richard Armstrong, Susan Bails, Linda Batis, Dan Bonk, Karla Boos, Russell Brignano, Dean Butler, Peter Clark, Tom Cloherty, Bonnie Crosby, Dennis and Jeanne deValeria, Phil Dorsey, Howard Elson, Doug Engalla, Dan Fales, Sherrie Flick, Randy Frankel, Paul Funk KDKA-TV, Dan Gallagher, Sean Gibson, Tara Glass, Steve Greenberg, Charles A. Harris, Baruch Hyman, Jim Johnson, Tom Johnson, Colleen Kalchthaler, Kathy Kendra, Patty Kendrick, Cindy Kernick, Nellie King, Patricia LaFond, Rick Landesberg, Dick Lewis, Steven Libman, Tinsy Lipchak, Ken Love, Barbara Luderowski, Len Martin, Fred Mayer, Kevin McClatchy, Bruce McGough, Mary Means, Carol Meeder, Molly Mercurio, Tom Mosser, Sally O'Leary, Patty Paytas, Dale Petroskey, Mark Phillis, Mark Power, Mason Radkoff, Duane Rieder, Bill Roberts, Rob Ruck, Sherry Rusiski, Bill Sheerer, Tom Smart, Lella Smith, Whit Snyder, Pam St. John, Jack Swaney, Michael Taormina, Thomas Thompson, William Welsh, Laura Wenneker, Tim Wiles and Jonah Winter. |
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