BASEBALL PAINTINGS WITH TEXT

Baseball historian Albert Kilchesty was asked to write descriptive prose for the exhibition "The Unauthorized History of Baseball in 100-odd Paintings: the Art of Ben Sakoguchi" at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles, April 7th thru September 4th, 2016.

Kilchesty's text can be read on these pages.   This illustrated document offers insightful takes on the 150 paintings that were exhibited at the Skirball.

– All paintings are acrylic on canvas, 10" x 11" and date from 1994 to 2015.

(click to view larger images accompanied by text)