Cigar Store Figure: Ball Player

c. 1939

Albert Ryder

Associated Names
Albert Ryder

Artist, American, 1911 - 2001

The sculpture depicts a standing male figure dressed as a baseball player. He is wearing a white cap, a dark red shirt with long sleeves, white pants, dark red socks, and dark red shoes. The figure holds a brown baseball bat in both hands, resting on his shoulder. The sculpture is painted in naturalistic colors to represent the figure's skin tone, clothing, and baseball equipment. It is made of wood. The figure stands on a rectangular wooden base, which displays the name "J. LUNCH" in gold letters on its dark red surface. The sculpture resembles an early 20th-century baseball player posed for display.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 48.5 x 29.2 cm (19 1/8 x 11 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.16462


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2002

  • Drawing on America's Past: Folk Art, Modernism, and the Index of American Design, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2002-2003, no. 71, as Shop Figure: Base Ball Player.

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design. New York, 1970: 81, pl. 255.

2002

  • Drawing on America's Past: Folk Art, Modernism, and the Index of American Design. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2002-2003: no. 71.

Wikidata ID

Q64533980

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