Pennant from a Negro League East vs. West All-Star Game: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A pennant from one of the East - West All-Star Negro league baseball players games. The pennant is a dark red felt with beige ink text and designs. At the far left of the pennant, a beige piece of fabric runs the length of the edge. Next to the fabric is a depiction of a baseball player holding a bat. Lettering above and below the baseball player reads: [Comiskey Park / Chicago, Ill.]. Beige ink stars surround the depiction of the player and run from one end of the pennant to the other. Lettering at center reads: [East vs. West / All-Star / Baseball Game]. The back of the pennant is blank.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: ca. 1933
• Manufactured by: Unidentified
• Subject of: Negro Major Leagues, American, 1920- c. 1960
• Type: pennants
• Medium: ink on felt , thread
• Dimensions: L x W: 11 1/4 × 29 3/4 in. (28.6 × 75.6 cm)
• Place depicted: Armour Square, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Athletes
• Topic: Baseball
• Topic: Segregation
• Topic: Sports
• Object number: 2015.80.1
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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