Babe Ruth sculpture

Date1984

DescriptionLarge life-size wooden sculpture of a baseball player wearing a white pinstriped uniform, blue socks, black shoes, and a blue cap with a white "NY" logo on the front. Player is holding a baseball bat over his proper left shoulder. Sculpture is mounted on a rectangular base with sculptor information carved on one side.

Bio/Historical NoteThis basswood sculpture contains no leather, cloth, or stone. The 300-pound carving, estimated to have taken some 1,200 hours to create, depicts the Bambino in his batting stance from 1929.

Object numberB-2022-0008-09

Artist, Creator, or Manufacturer LaMontagne, Armand, 1939-

Subject Ruth, Babe, 1895-1948

Attributes

Classificationsworks of art

Dimensionsw x h x d: 26 x 95 x 17 in.

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