{"id":1613,"date":"2018-03-01T01:30:43","date_gmt":"2018-03-01T05:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/pr\/?p=1613"},"modified":"2026-07-13T22:34:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T02:34:39","slug":"umes-professors-baseball-collection-on-display-in-salisbury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/scm\/umes-professors-baseball-collection-on-display-in-salisbury\/","title":{"rendered":"UMES professor’s baseball collection on display in Salisbury"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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UMES art professor Christopher Harrington<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Exhibit runs through March 31, 2018<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Thursday, February 15, 2018<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Professional baseball spring training is underway and a new exhibit with multiple ties to the University of Maryland Eastern Shore opens Friday, Feb. 16, at the rebranded Salisbury Art Space in downtown Salisbury. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Art and History of the Negro Leagues,\u201d which will be featured through March 31, explores the impact of the Negro League baseball through historical artifacts and works of art. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The artifacts on display are largely the collection of Christopher Harrington, chairman of UMES’ the fine arts department. Among the memorabilia exhibited are baseball cards, autographed balls and bats, equipment and historic documents. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A rookie card of the great Satchell Paige, and bats autographed by Hank Aaron, Willie Mays and Buck Leonard are among the collection’s standouts. A yearbook from Pasadena (Calif.) Community College, where Jackie Robinson was a student, will also be on exhibit. It lists Robinson as a baseball, football and basketball player. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visitors also can view a stadium seat from Chicago’s Comiskey Park, which was used from 1910 to 1990 and fans who sat in it would have witnessed many Negro League games – including the annual East-West All-Star games. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Along with historic artifacts, Negro Leagues-inspired art also will be part of the exhibit. Works by Phillip Dewey, UMES alumnus Matthew Shockley and others will be displayed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe personalities and talents of the Negro League players have inspired the work of a number of artists,\u201d Harrington said. \u201cThese are stories of strength and achievement and the joy of the game, and I hope visitors will be inspired as well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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George Wilson by Phillip Dewey<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Salisbury Art Space, formerly known as the Art Institute and Gallery, has recently undergone a rebranding effort, to emphasize its role as a community arts center. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Art and History of the Negro Leagues\u201d illustrates the organization’s renewed outreach efforts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

 \u201cWe hope this exhibit will draw in diverse members of the community: arts supporters, baseball fans, history buffs, and those with an interest in African American history and culture,\u201d executive director Ali Grice said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Friday night’s opening reception will be from 5 to 8 p.m. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCoach\u201d Kirkland Hall, a 1974 UMES alum and exercise science professor who played on the Oaksville team in Somerset County, will be a special guest at the event. The Oaksville Eagles were founded in 1910 and competed into the late l970s. Hall, and his brother Kim, are in the Eastern Shore Baseball Hall of Fame and helped lead the effort to restore the Oaksville playing field on the outskirts of Princess Anne. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Support for this exhibition was provided by Maryland Eastern Shore Baseball. The downtown Salisbury gallery is located at 212 W. Main St., Suite 101.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This edited-for-space report was initially generated by Salisbury Art Space.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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