Media Advisory: Press preview for the new exhibition “One Life: Babe Ruth”
WHAT: Press preview for the new exhibition “One Life: Babe Ruth”
WHEN: Thursday, June 23
10–11:30 a.m.
WHERE: National Portrait Gallery
Eighth and G streets N.W.
WHO: James Barber, historian and curator of the exhibition
On June 24, the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery will open “One Life: Babe Ruth,” the first exhibition in the “One Life” series devoted to a baseball star. It will run through May 21, 2017.
Featuring more than 30 objects, including prints and photographs of Ruth, personal memorabilia and selected artifacts of adverting that he endorsed, this exhibition will explore the man, the legend and the portrayal of one of the greatest immortals of sports. It offers a glimpse at an American original and a baseball legend who pursued all that life had to offer in a Herculean way. The exhibition will conclude with a look at a few of baseball’s greats—Hank Aaron, Roger Maris and Whitey Ford—who chased and broke one or more of the Babe’s long-standing records.
For live, up-to-the-minute updates about the exhibition, use the hashtag #OLBabeRuth to connect with the museum’s Twitter, Instagram and Facebook accounts.
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National Portrait Gallery
The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery tells the multifaceted story of the United States through the individuals who have shaped American culture. Spanning the visual arts, performing arts and new media, the Portrait Gallery portrays poets and presidents, visionaries and villains, actors and activists whose lives tell the nation’s story.
The National Portrait Gallery is located at Eighth and G streets N.W., Washington, D.C. Smithsonian Information: (202) 633-1000. Connect with the museum at npg.si.edu and on Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.
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