Developed especially for schools, this exhibit is a readily accessible way to bring the excitement of Game Face to your school community. Fourteen elegantly framed and ready-to-hang images plus an introductory text panel will educate, stimulate and inspire. Costs include shipping, insurance and an administrative fee. The exhibit comes in three crates each weighing approximately seventy-five pounds.

For more information, please contact egameface@aol.com.

Introductory panel text:
These fifteen photographs are from the exhibition Game Face: What Does a Female Athlete Look Like? on tour at museums nationwide after opening at the Smithsonian Institution’s Arts and Industries Building in Washington, D.C.

The extraordinary collection of pictures and rich personal stories that make up Game Face documents the tremendous impact that sports has on the daily lives of millions of girls and women. On playing fields and street corners, in backyards and gyms, the people in these photographs are unselfconsciously exploring the physical and emotional pleasures of competition and play. Each image offers an affirming and satisfying answer to the question at the heart of Game Face: What do girls and women look like, freed from traditional feminine constraints, using their bodies in joyful and empowering ways?

The images, captions and extended captions included are:

Yes!
Pasadena, California
Anacleto Rapping, Los Angeles Times, 1999

Brandi Chastain played on the U.S. national team that won the World Cup in 1991 and 1999 and the Olympic gold medal in 1996.

“If you’ve ever been given the opportunity to satisfy a goal you’ve had your whole life, this is the reaction you get. It’s from deep down in your soul.”
–Brandi Chastain

Weightlifter Cheryl Haworth
Savannah, Georgia
Mary Ellen Mark, 2000

In the inaugural women’s weightlifting competition at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, Cheryl Haworth won a bronze medal in the 75+ kilo weight class.

“Everybody is good at something and too often people think because they aren’t the same size or shape as some other people that they’ll never find what they’re good at. They think they’re finished and give up.”
–Cheryl Haworth

A Team Player
Fort Worth, Texas
Joyce Marshall, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1993

Tammie Overstreet is the only woman ever to have played on the Pittsburg (Texas) High School football team. She was a linebacker.

“You still have your hard-nosed people who don’t believe in it. But I don’t think there would be any flack if a woman wanted to play football now.”
–Tammie Overstreet

Triathlon Start
Harvey’s Lake, Pennsylvania
Mark Cohen, 1994

Lily Yip, Singles/Doubles
Atlanta, Georgia
Annie Leibovitz, 1996

Lily Yip competed in the 1992 Barcelona and 1996 Atlanta Olympics for the United States.

“My kids look at me like a hero, like, ‘Oh, my mom is an Olympian and I want to be like her.’ They are both No. 1 table tennis players in their age group in the U.S. I am very proud of them.”
–Lily Yip

Untitled,
from Songs of My People
South Carolina
Jeffrey Allan Salter, 1990s

Face of Determination
Irvine, California
Al Schaben, Los Angeles Times, 1996

Breaststroke specialist Amanda Beard won a gold and two silver medals at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta and a bronze medal at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney.

“Pushing the edge of physical pain is exhilarating.”
–Amanda Beard

Tennessee Girl Wins 60-Yard Dash
New York, New York
Photographer unknown, AP/Wide World Photos, 1965

Wyomia Tyus was the first woman to win the 100-meter dash twice at the Olympics, in 1964 in Tokyo and in 1968 in Mexico City.

“Running was a male sport. Muscles were the ugliest thing on a woman. At Tennessee State the coach said, ‘You may never be appreciated for going to the Olympics and winning gold medals.’” –Wyomia Tyus

One Hundred Meters in 10.75 Seconds
Sydney, Australia
Barton Silverman, The New York Times, 2000

At the 2000 Sydney Olympics, Marion Jones won gold medals in the 100-meter dash, the 200-meter dash, and the 4x400-meter relay, and bronze medals in the long jump and the 4x100-meter relay.

“My ultimate goal is to be mentioned in the same sentence as Michael Jordan, Muhammad Ali, or Pelé.”
–Marion Jones

Winners, Second Place
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Norman Y. Lono, 1982

6–2, 6–0
Brooklyn, New York
Catherine Cobb, 2000

Aimee Mullins
San Diego, California
Lynn Johnson, 1997

Aimee Mullins competed in NCAA Division I track at Georgetown University and set Paralympic records in 1996 in Atlanta in the 100-meter dash and the long jump.

“The functioning human body is beautiful.”
–Aimee Mullins

Little League
Providence, Rhode Island
Geoffrey Biddle, 1999

The Pro
Duluth, Minnesota
Bill Phelps, 1998

Ila Borders, a professional baseball pitcher, plays in baseball’s Northern League.

“The only thing on my mind when I’m pitching is winning.”
–Ila Borders

Spanish Bronze
Barcelona, Spain
Julian Gonzalez, Detroit Free Press, 1992

In Olympic kayaking, slalom singles racer Dana Chladek won a bronze medal in 1992 in Barcelona and a silver medal in 1996 in Atlanta.

“I’m not a big thinker. I just paddle.”
–Dana Chladek