Babe Ruth John Hancock Insurance Advertisement Art
Description
A color slide of a painting showing Babe Ruth signing autographs for children. The piece is the top part of a magazine advertisement for the John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company. Ruth is wearing a New York Yankees home uniform, but the "NY" logo on his jersey did not appear until 1936, two years after his last game with the team. He is visible from the waist up. He is looking down at the baseball in his left hand that he is autographing with the pen in his right hand. Children gather around him, and more are approaching from the grandstand in the background. A security guard is standing in the painting's upper right corner, watching from a distance. See ruthba01_368.
Player(s)
Ruth, Babe, 1895-1948
Team(s)
New York - AL
League(s)
American League of Professional Baseball Clubs
Picture Date
1950–1950
Subject
Hall of famers; Baseball in art; Advertising--Insurance; John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company.; Autographs; Baseball fans; Boys
Source
Unknown
Stadium
Yankee Stadium (New York, N.Y. : 1923-2009)
Location
New York (N.Y.)
Folder Name / Binder
Slides A-Z: Ruth
Photographer
Unknown
Media Type
Slides (photographs)