CHAMPIONS: Celebrating "The League" October 10 - November 10, 2024

In 2014, acclaimed portrait artist Morgan Monceaux debuted ShadowBall, a collection of portraits celebrating the men and women of  American Negro League Baseball. 

Negro League teams emerged as early as the mid-1800’s, and were a forum for sports, entertainment, and athleticism for approximately one hundred years. This rich history of the teams and players is widely unknown. Through the eyes of Monceaux, “ShadowBall" summons the excitement of what was always known as ‘America's favorite pastime.’  The collection features twenty-six Negro League baseball heroes and depicts in portrait and print the colorful legacy of the League. It chronicles a broader history of baseball, while reflecting on the ongoing struggle for justice and equal rights in America.