Babe Ruth

Babe Ruth

Photograph

Nickolas Muray

Maker
American, b. Hungary, 1892–1965

Babe Ruth

1927
Gelatin silver print, printed ca. 1945
Image: 9 5/8 × 7 3/16 in. (24.5 × 18.3 cm)
Paper: 9 15/16 × 8 1/16 in. (25.3 × 20.4 cm)
Gift of Michael Brooke Muray, Nickolas Christopher Muray, and Gustav Schwab
1977.0188.2448B
Inscriptions Inscribed in pencil on recto, RC: 4" [vertical between arrows]
Inscribed in pencil on verso, TC: Contact [underlined] S.Wt. Glossy Babe \ Ruth
Stamped in black ink on verso, TL: PHOTO BY \ MURAY
Stamped in black ink on verso, TL: MRS. NICKOLAS MURAY \ 2401 RIVER RD. \ PT. PLEASANT, NEW JERSY
Stamped in purple ink on verso, TC: PROOF \ TO BE RETURNED \ WITHIN 5 DAYS TO \ Nickolas Muray \ [illegible] [upside down]
Inscribed in pencil on verso, C: This was Nick's choice - \ W
Inscribed in pencil on verso, BL: 50 [circled] L.Mb
Stamped in black ink on verso, BC: NICKOLAS MURAY \ 230 EAST 50TH STREET \ NEW YORK 22, N.Y. [crossed out]

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