Black Baseball's Heyday - Capturing an Era in Art and Words

The Black Ball era of segregated baseball from the 1880s to the mid-1940s involves much more than just the exploits of Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson, Buck O'Neil and other eventual Hall-of-Famers. It's also the time when minority neighborhoods flourished, American jazz blossomed, innovations made the National Pastime more dynamic and more accessible to fans, and leaders emerged. All of this is synthesized into one fast-moving, highly readable account that complements the distinctive paintings of internationally celebrated artist Anthony High.
Thirty-two of High's unique works are presented in the equivalent of an art museum tour complete with the commentary of a guide, including High-Lights which provide High's reflections on, and background and explanations of, the images. Among countless books on the Black Ball era, this is the first to pull all of its dimensions together in art and words in this way.

About the author

Denny Dressman retired after a 42-year career at major daily newspapers in several cities, the last 25 at the Rocky Mountain News in Denver. He currently writes an award-winning weekly sports column for The Villager newspaper in suburban Denver and has authored 16 books. Anthony High is an internationally recognized artist whose distinctive work has been inspired for more than 20 years by the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and the American Jazz Museum. He has been part of the NLBM traveling show "Shades of Greatness" for more than two decades. He lives in Kansas City, Missouri.

Product details

• Authors: Anthony High, Denny Dressman, Denny Dressman, Anthony High
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 04.12.2025
• EAN: 9781476697369
• ISBN: 978-1-4766-9736-9
• No. of pages: 189
• Illustrations: Raster,schwarz-weiss
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Baseball, ART / Subjects & Themes / General, Social & cultural history, SPORTS & RECREATION / Baseball / History, history of sport, Art treatments & subjects, Social and cultural history, HISTORY / African American & Black, Relating to African American / Black American people, The visual, decorative or fine arts: treatments and subjects