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Jackie Robinson
Sam Doyle (American, 1906 – 1985)
about 1983
Medium/Technique
Paint on found, weathered, corrugated roofing tin
Dimensions
Height x width: 167.6 × 68.6 cm (66 × 27 in.)
Credit Line
M. Theresa B. Hopkins Fund, Harry Wallace Anderson Fund, and Robert Jordan Fund
Accession Number2023.6
ClassificationsPaintings
This is a two-panel oil painting of Jackie Robinson, one of the first African American athletes to challenge the U.S. racial apartheid system in Major League baseball. The painting is constructed of found panels of corrugated roofing tin attached with nails. The recto surface is a pale-yellow background with Jackie Robinson in the center catching a baseball. The initials "J.R." are located in the upper proper right corner and Doyle’s signature is located across the bottom underneath the feet. Doyle would typically paint central figures first and then paint in the background.
DescriptionImage of Jackie in 'Dodger' uniform
Signed
Signed and titled
ProvenancePrivate collection, Weston, MA; November 12-13, 2022, sale (consigned by private collection) Slotin Folk Art, Buford, GA, lot 79, to the MFA. (Accession date: February 15, 2023)