Baseball's Past Examined with Event at Negro Leagues Baseball Museum

The National Pastime’s colorful history is brought to the big screen with “The Diamond King” feature-length documentary film, screened on Wednesday, November 20th, at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum.
 

The film features the works of Dick Perez, the official artist of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum for more than 20 years whose paintings of Hall of Famers, ballparks and players throughout the game’s history have captured the essence of the sport for decades. Mr. Perez’s paintings have a special significance to the history of the Negro Leagues, as he’s painted many scenes from the game and every Negro Leagues player inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.Perez, whose paintings were featured in the renowned Donruss Diamond Kings baseball cards from 1982-96, continues to illustrate baseball for fans throughout the world.
 

“The Diamond King” tells his story and allows viewers to enjoy the history of the game through his eyes.Directed by award-winning filmmaker Marq Evans, “The Diamond King” will begin at 6:00 PM. The screening will be followed by a question-and-answer session with Perez, Evans, and the writer of the film’s narration, Joe Posnanski. This event is hosted by NLBM President Bob Kendrick.