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Year | April 08, 2009; 15 years ago (April 08, 2009) |
Type | Bronze |
Location | Washington, D.C., United States |
Coordinates | 38°52′26.5″N 77°0′27.1″W / 38.874028°N 77.007528°W / 38.874028; -77.007528 |
Owner | private |
Josh Gibson is a public artwork by sculptor Omri Amrany, located at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., United States.[1]
The statue depicts Negro leagues catcher and Baseball Hall of Fame member Josh Gibson batting.
Omri Amrany is an Israeli-American best known as a sculptor.
The sculpture was commissioned by The D.C. Commission for The Arts & Humanities and was unveiled at Nationals Park, on April 8, 2009, by the Gibson Family.[2]