Painting
Object number2008.119.1
MediumPaint
Credit LineHeinz History Center Collection
DescriptionAcrylic painting, multi-colored. Images of Pirates legends: Roberto Clemente, Willie Stargell, Bill Mazeroski, and Honus Wagner. Forbes Field in background, with people walking about. Patriotic bunting hanging above gate entrances.Dimensions24 x 51 in. (61 x 129.5 cm)SignedArtist initials; difficult to read: on front, bottom right border corner.
InscriptionsAbove "GATE 4" is a yellow sign with "1960" written on it.
Border of painting has numbers set in increments of inches.
MarksBottom right corner: artist signature, and scale, "1 7/8" = 1' ".
Historical NotesLarge painting by Rob Evans that was reproduced as a graphic mural in the Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum's Baseball section. The painting shows Forbes Field as it looked October 13, 1960, the day of the final game of the 1960 World Series between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the New York Yankees. The scene is based on research using photographs, news accounts, and film.
Related institution
Pittsburgh Pirates
(founded 1887)
Related person
Johannes Peter Wagner
(1874 - 1955)
Related person
Roberto Clemente Walker
(1934 - 1972)
Related person
Wilver Dornell Stargell
(1940 - 2001)
Related person
William Stanley Mazeroski
(born 1936)
On View
Not on view
1965
