March 2004
"Will We Ever Forget: Baseball in Philadelphia, 1876-2004"
An exhibition at the Atwater Kent Museum of Philadelphia
April 1-October 4, 2004
Our upcoming baseball exhibition represents a collaboration among many generous donors and local organizations involved in baseball and history.
First and foremost, the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame Foundation is the Atwater Kent's partner in the project, providing support through expert sports knowledge, contacts to important sports figures, object loans and public outreach.
· Learn about the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame at
www.phillyhof.org
The dynamic Philadelphia Athletics Historical Society in Hatboro is also lending expertise--and some of its unique sports treasure. Special thanks to Ernie Montella, General Manager; David Jordan, Esq., President; and Robert Warrington.
· Learn about their museum, store and programs at
www.philadelphiaathletics.org
The African American Museum in Philadelphia will share items from its unparalleled collection of Negro League materials.
· Learn more about the museum at
www.aapmuseum.org
The historic Fightin' Phils will celebrate the opening of their new ballpark by donating objects from Veterans Stadium and assisting in may other ways.
· Learn more about the Phillies at
www.phillies.com
The Urban Archives at Temple University has opened up its newspaper photo archives to share wonderful images of baseball games in the past.
· Learn more about the Urban Archives at
www.library.temple.edu/urbana/
Sculptor Zenos Frudakais will lend working models of ten-foot sculptures he is creating for Citizens Bank Park.
· Learn more about Zenos and his work at
www.zenosfrudakis.com
Painter Dick Perez, who is creating a gallery of local baseball heroes for the new ballpark, will lend paintings of great Philadelphia sluggers.
· Learn more about Dick at
www.dickperez.com
Rich Westcott, the dean of local sports historians, will speak about the Phillies on the occasion of the publication of his revised Phillies Encyclopedia.
· Learn about the book from publisher Temple University Press at
www.temple.edu/tempress
Negro League Historian Neil Lanctot will speak about "The Rise and Ruin and the Negro Leagues."
· Learn about Neil's new book from publisher University of Pennsylvania Press at
www.upenn.edu/pennpress/
Historian, curator, writer, enthusiast—the great Bill Kashatus—will speak about his new book on the 1964 Phillies, September Swoon.
· Learn more about the book from publisher Penn State Press at
www.psupress.org
Architects of the new Phillies ballpark, Ewing Cole, in particular Pradeep Patel, have offered major assistance in understanding the development of local stadia.
· Learn more about Ewing at
www.ewingcole.com
The exciting exhibition design will be created by Keith Ragone of Assemblage Inc.
The Atwater Kent Museum of Philadelphia is especially grateful for the generous financial support of:
· Robert E. Mortensen
· Poor Richard's Trust
Special thanks to Bill Cash, David Seltzer, Meghan Leary, Leslie Willis-Lowry, Melissa Grimm, Rachelle Damminger and Rosalie Frudakis.
