Last inning for Capturing America’s Game: Photographs of Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig closes after Sunday, September 30, 2007 at Denver Art Museum.
This is a popular photography exhibition, showcasing about 20 vintage photographs, two baseball bats used by the legendary players, several rare baseball cards and a poster featuring the two players.
Capturing America's Game: Photographs of Babe Ruth & Lou Gehrig reveals the role of sports photography in establishing baseball as America’s game as the game’s popularity took off in the 1920s. During that period, several major cities built large baseball stadiums and many urban newspapers added sports sections to their papers, sparking a golden era of New York-based photography
Visitors wearing a baseball jersey receive $2 off adult admission through September 30; kids wearing a baseball jersey pass the discount on to the adult accompanying them. -- www.denverartmuseum.org
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