picturing america’s pastime

DuMA Baseball Exhibition Farewell

10 AM – 12 PM: Baseball themed games for the family.

Celebrate summer and the final days of the exhibition, Picturing America’s Pastime, A Snapshot of the Photo Collection at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.

There will be popcorn and baseball themed games which test your skill at pitching and catching.

Outdoor games will take place in Washington Park, across from DuMA. Washington Park was important in Dubuque baseball history as it was the site of many early games.

1:30 PM: Dr Ashley Brown’s talk.

Celebrate and honor Juneteenth with author and historian Dr Ashley Brown, Assistant Professor and Allan H. Selig Chair in the History of Sport and Society, University of Wisconsin-Madison, who will speak about athletes breaking racial and gender barriers at a time when American sports were still deeply segregated.

Title of talk: Behind and Beyond the Bobbleheads, Caps, Movies, and Video Games: The Cultural and Social Significance of Negro League Baseball and the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.

Description: In recent decades, Hollywood, the video game industry, and product manufacturers have embraced the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League and Negro League Baseball. Consumers have enthusiastically purchased tickets and bought merchandise, engaging in nostalgia and demonstrating their interests in these trailblazing athletes. In this talk, Professor Ashley Brown addresses the origins, daily realities, complexities, and legacies of the leagues. As Professor Brown asserts, the impact and meaning of both businesses were alternately priceless and mixed with the problems of the past.
Dr. Brown is a historian of the twentieth-and twenty-first century United States whose research and teaching focus on the history of sport, African American history, and women’s history. Dr. Brown received a PH.D. from George Washington University

Please RSVP to Dr. Brown’s talk using this online form

Orestes “Minnie” Miñoso by Bob Lerner August 29, 1951, courtesy of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
Orestes “Minnie” Miñoso by Bob Lerner August 29, 1951, courtesy of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

 

PICTURING AMERICA’S PASTIME CONFERENCE

Cedar Rapids-born, former big leagues pitcher Cal Eldred will headline two days of programs celebrating the exhibition “Picturing America’s Pastime” at the Dubuque Museum of Art (DuMA) on April 13 and 14, 2024 in Dubuque, IA.

Also on April 13:
– Casey-award winning author Phil S. Dixon will lead a conversation about the history of the Negro Leagues. Dixon sits on the National Advisory Board for the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, has authored seven books, and interviewed over 500 players and their families.
– Illinois-native and Major League Baseball Supervisor of Umpires Larry Young will share highlights from his career which included calling Nolan Ryan’s 5,000th career strikeout against Rickey Henderson and the 1996 and 2003 World Series.
– Author-historian John Liepa will host a discussion on the origins of baseball in Iowa and author-historian John T. Pregler will discuss his research on Dubuque’s role in the history of professional baseball.

On April 14, the conference shifts to Dyersville for an exclusive program at the Field of Dreams movie site, the “If You Build It Exhibit,” and Dwier Brown’s Baseball Hall of Dreams.

All discussions will take place at the historic Hotel Julien Dubuque, site of a series of meetings that led to the creation of the American League.

All-inclusive tickets are $25 for the general public and $15 for students and members of the Dubuque Museum of Art and the Society for American Baseball Research. Tickets include lunch and refreshments, all talks, and a tour of DuMA’s exhibitions “Picturing America’s Pastime: A Snapshot of the Photograph Collection at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum” and “Picturing Dubuque Baseball curated by John T. Pregler.”

Tickets may be purchased at: https://dbqart.square.site/…/picturing-dubuque…/1881

A full conference schedule may be found here: https://dbqart.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Dubuque-Baseball-Classic-2024-Program-updated.pdf

Hotel Julien is offering a special rate of $149 plus tax to all attendees. Hotel rooms may be booked by calling (800)798-7098 and mentioning the Dubuque Museum of Art

FAMILY CELEBRATION: PICTURING AMERICA’S PASTIME

Families and fans of all ages are invited to celebrate the opening of Picturing America’s Pastime: A Snapshot of the Photograph Collection at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Sample a ballpark frank from Hot Diggity Dogz, design your family’s baseball cap sponsored by 1-800-Tshirts.com, and tour the exhibitions.

Free with Museum admission.

We would appreciate a RSVP response if you are planning on attending via this online form.

"Ty Cobb slides into third base" by Charles M. Conlon, July 23, 1910 Courtesy of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
“Ty Cobb slides into third base”
by Charles M. Conlon, July 23, 1910
Courtesy of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum