Summary: Join The Gist Freedom live at the Blackball exhibit with host Shellie Gaines! This exhibition is presented in partnership with the Harlem Historical Society and the Harlem Black Yankees and in support of the Friends of Colonel Young Park. Through paintings, fiber arts, digital renderings and mixed-media installations, participating artists bring to life the story of Negro Leagues Baseball from the late 1800's through the mid-twentieth century. Artists include: Donald "Sunn" Anderson, Lou Grant, Rod Ivey, LeRoy Neiman, Kadir Nelson, George Nelson Preston, Sherry Shine & Grace Y. Williams. Join us, also, for FREE NLB family films and activities on Saturdays September 8, 15 and 22. Call 212/862.2787 for additional info. BLACKBALL: Illuminating Negro Leagues Baseball is sponsored, in part, by Abyssinian Development Corporation.
