Marmorean Ballplayer: Sheriff John McNamee of Brooklyn and His Sculptural Career in Florence
In the third quarter of the nineteenth century, both baseball and sculpture could serve as markers of and conduits for ascending class and cultural identity, and the remarkable career of John McNamee (c. 1827–1895) brings these two realms together in an unfamiliar but revealing fashion.
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University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing
2017-05-01
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| Series: | Panorama |
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https://editions.lib.umn.edu/panorama/article/marmorean-ballplayer-sheriff-john-mcnamee-of-brooklyn-and-his-sculptural-career-in-florence/
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