Shades of Greatness: Art Inspired by Negro Leagues Baseball
On loan from the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, Shades of Greatness: Art Inspired by the Negro Leagues Baseball, featured the work of 27 national artists working in a variety of mediums, from cubist paintings of Satchel Paige and James “Cool Papa” Bell, to bronze sculptures of batters’ hands. Some works focused on individuals, like Jackie Robinson or Effa Manley, the owner of the Newark Eagles. Others were symbolic, representing Negro Leaguers and their experiences.