http://www.grant9smith.com/photos-of-the-artist daily 0.75 2013-12-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1384699107960-5XHQ3I8ID2XDABFLZ5ZE/grant_leeza.jpg Photos of the Artist Leeza Gibbons with Grant in Los Angeles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1384699107960-5XHQ3I8ID2XDABFLZ5ZE/grant_leeza.jpg Photos of the Artist Leeza Gibbons with Grant in Los Angeles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1384699106988-FIG35PRQQBTYV438ORAL/grant_damons.jpg Photos of the Artist Grant with Johnny and Michelle Damon in Orlando https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1384699107420-DV7P9RHLHEP1C4PSCS0U/grant_dawson.jpg Photos of the Artist Grant with Andre Dawson, "The Hawk" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1384699107561-OKWSL6BTGF146QOA3VOA/grant_daveGrohl.jpg Photos of the Artist Grant and musician Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters, Nirvana) in Toronto, 2002 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1384699108060-QTDMIE3KE48VIYWLR6AC/grant_OLP.jpg Photos of the Artist Grant (right) with Our Lady Peace band members https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1384699107687-OAE6FF7VAQXXBH11SLR0/grant_kellyOsbourne.jpg Photos of the Artist Grant and singer Kelly Osbourne in Washington, D.C., 2002 http://www.grant9smith.com/blog daily 0.75 2013-12-04 http://www.grant9smith.com/blog/2013/12/3/the-new-site monthly 0.5 2013-12-04 http://www.grant9smith.com/blog/2013/11/17/my-passions monthly 0.5 2013-11-19 http://www.grant9smith.com/gallery-events daily 0.75 2013-11-18 http://www.grant9smith.com/memorabilia daily 0.75 2020-10-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1385526576888-0IWXSUOBP48SLZN3LI79/1902-07+Springfield+Ponies+Imperial+Cabinet+Photograph.jpeg Memorabilia - 1902- 1907 Springfield Ponies Imperial Cabinet Photograph. Massive and magnificent image derives from the personal collection of 1909 Pittsburgh Pirates back-up catcher Paddy O'Connor, who is pictured as one of the players in this posed shot. Image size is 14x19", with mount extending to approximately 21x24". In original frame (25x29"). Photographs from this era presented in this dimension are extremely scarce. $1000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1385526576888-0IWXSUOBP48SLZN3LI79/1902-07+Springfield+Ponies+Imperial+Cabinet+Photograph.jpeg Memorabilia - 1902- 1907 Springfield Ponies Imperial Cabinet Photograph. Massive and magnificent image derives from the personal collection of 1909 Pittsburgh Pirates back-up catcher Paddy O'Connor, who is pictured as one of the players in this posed shot. Image size is 14x19", with mount extending to approximately 21x24". In original frame (25x29"). Photographs from this era presented in this dimension are extremely scarce. $1000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1385526577108-38U9S3114VSEKBUOQTLQ/1909+Jack+Johnson+vs.+Jim+Jeffries+Contract+Signing+Cabinet+Photograph.jpeg Memorabilia - 1909 Jack Johnson vs. Jim Jeffries Contract Signing Cabinet Photograph. For the racist element of white America, the national nightmare begins. Though Jack Johnson had claimed the Heavyweight Championship of the World in 1908 with his victory over Tommy Burns in Sydney, Australia, it was only with his 1910 destruction of Jeffries that the American public felt forced to accept his reign. This rather playful image of the contract signing belies the ugly sentiments that boiled beneath the surface (though surely we would not suggest that every white American felt threatened by Johnson's emergence). The photo appears to have been issued as some form of alcohol advertisement, as text at bottom right states, "Signing of the articles of the Jeffries-Johnson contest over a case of Pommery." Johnson is easy to spot, and Jeffries sits at the left shoulder of the mustached man at center, identified as promoter George Little. Near the right edge we see the familiar face of American League (baseball) president Ban Johnson, the 14x13" viewable area elicits few condition concerns, mainly a chip to the cardboard mount at upper left corner. Professionally matted and framed behind glare-proof glass to dimensions of twenty-two inches square. $1800 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1385526577694-VRN3QROPCP4EZ3LVC5Q1/1925+Detroit+Tigers+Original+Photograph+Collage+Display+Piece.jpeg Memorabilia - 1925 Detroit Tigers Original Photograph Display. Offered here is a spectacular original vintage photograph collage, featuring Ty Cobb and his 1925 Detroit Tigers. Framed and matted at 28x42", this piece is most likely a newspaper supplement, which exhibits multiple folds throughout. Frame exhibits moderate wear. $750 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1385526583997-HGIRD870297I9A0WYFDN/1952+New+York+Giants+Presentation+Tray.jpeg Memorabilia - 1952 New York Giants Presentation Tray. With the Polo Grounds serving as the background is this 12.5x16.75" tray. Facsimile signatures surround the surface as as do a few minor scratches. A placard reading "Art Abfier" is entrenched on front. Abfier was a well-known New York photographer. A rope is administered on for mounting purposes. $500 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1385526584672-09D6EUJ3LB28EV3Q79F6/1957+Ty+Cobb+Signed+Check+Display.jpeg Memorabilia - 1957 Ty Cobb Signed Check Display. The Georgia Peach uses his favored green ink to fill out and sign this personal check made payable to a "James W. Shipp" for sixty dollars. This is the most desirable format of Cobb checks, with his printed name running south to north at the left edge, a factor that adds appeal and value to the piece. All ink is 9/10, and a few storage fold lines do little to distract. The check is matted and framed beneath a classic Cobb action shot (modern photographic print) to dimensions of 19x21". Pre-certified by PSA/DNA. $1650 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1385526584917-1A8FJLCPY38N1LRC7BQO/1959+Boston+Red+Sox+Team+Huge+Poster+Signed+by+Ted+Williams.jpeg Memorabilia - 1959 Boston Red Sox Team Huge Poster Signed by Ted Williams Exceptionally rare and Enormous (48x68") poster issued by Narragansett Lager Beer would be worthy of collecting lust on its own, but adds a tasty twist with the addition of an appropriately large 10/10 blue sharpie signature from the team's greatest star. The poster is mounted on lightweight corrugated cardboard which performs its intended task surprisingly effectively, keeping the poster free of any significant condition flaws. A truly huge display piece that will draw the eye from fifty yards away. Almost certainly the largest Williams signed image on earth. Full LOA from James Spence Authentication. Pre-certified by PSA/DNA. $1500 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1385526585978-SJ6CR4AAQUMLPM8X5O6A/1959+Fleer+Ted+Williams+Uncut+Sheet+Signed+Fifteen+Times%281%29.jpeg Memorabilia - 1959 Fleer Ted Williams Uncut Sheet Signed 15 Times. You can never get too much of a good thing, and signed examples of Teddy Ballgame's eponymous 1959 Fleer issue are unquestionably good things. Here we present an uncut sheet of fifteen cards documenting the Hall of Fame career of this Boston legend, each blessed with a 9+/10 blue sharpie signature from The Kid himself. Minor edge wear causes no distraction. Included is a wax wrapper from an original pack. Full LOA from PSA/DNA. $3750 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1385526586090-JDISQ9H03YYHCZ55MIH3/1959+Fleer+Ted+Williams+Uncut+Sheet+Signed+Fifteen+Times%282%29.jpeg Memorabilia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1385526587453-U0UW8LYZUN5PPDRFJOZN/1959+Fleer+Ted+Williams+Uncut+Sheet+Signed+Twelve+Times%281%29.jpeg Memorabilia - 1959 Fleer Ted Williams Uncut Sheet Signed 12 Times. A companion piece to the previous lot, with only slightly more modest dimensions. A dozen cards from the 1959 set that documented the life and career of Boston's greatest star appear in this uncut sheet, each blessed with a 10/10 blue sharpie signature from Williams. Minor edge and corner wear is of little distraction. A top candidate for framing. Full LOA from PSA/DNA. $3000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1385526590597-ZKF2Q5OHQZPDQ6XIFVU8/1987+Mickey+Mantle+Signed+Book%3AMovie+Contract%28FRONT%29.jpeg Memorabilia - 1987 Mickey Mantle Signed Book/Movie Contract. Three-page contract appears to secure the film contract for an adaptation of the published work "The Mick." Third page is signed by Mantle in 10/10 ink. Pages are free of condition problems. Pre-certified by PSA/DNA. Auction LOA from James Spence Authentication. $1500 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1385526591087-E2II01UNS6PK8CSXGKH8/1987+Mickey+Mantle+Signed+Book%3AMovie+Contract%28SIGN2%29.jpeg Memorabilia - 1987 Mickey Mantle Signed Book/Movie Contract. Signature page. SOLD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1385526590649-4XCRK9M2UJE5FABVY3AC/1987+Mickey+Mantle+Signed+Book%3AMovie+Contract%28SIGN1%29.jpeg Memorabilia - 1987 Mickey Mantle Signed Book/Movie Contract. Mantle Signature SOLD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1385526591839-3L1FYNO74DM2PSAB083I/1998+Jim+Palmer+Original+Artwork+by+Intoy+Ginez.jpeg Memorabilia - 1998 Jim Palmer Original Charcoal Drawing by Intoy Ginez. Extraordinary skill and patience was required to create this stunning charcoal on board artwork, and almost photographic depiction of the Hall of Fame pitching legend in his early years. No detail is spared in the meticulous drawing, which measures an enormous 30x40" in size. Signed by artist at lower center. $3750 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1385526592743-RNQECPN4KA82KVNZ5IYW/Circa+1940s-50s+Pete+Gray+and+The+House+of+David+Poster.jpeg Memorabilia - Circa 1940s-50s Pete Gray and The House of David Broadside. Following his stint in the big leagues, Pete Gray enjoyed quite the following. This 13x19" poster was used for promotion of Gray's playing for the famous House of David baseball team. We thoroughly enjoy the headline "Whiskers Nite Baseball Whiskers." Minimal water spots are found on the lower region. The upper right corner is missing. Pencil markings are visible on the back as well. $500 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1385526591762-5PRAY5U7A5L1NXOIPOTU/1999+Joe+DiMaggio+Original+Artwork+by+Intoy+Ginez.jpeg Memorabilia - 1999 Joe DiMaggio Original Charcoal Drawing By Intoy Ginez. Meticulously rendered charcoal on board work is stunning in its detail and photorealism, exhibiting a mastery uncommon in the sports art realm. This wonderful portrait of a Streak-era Clipper dates to the final year of his life, and was likely crafted as a memorial to the recently fallen legend. Artist signed at lower left. Unframed, 20x30". $4000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1385526594152-EQBAR4L2ZKR2A4YCO0G2/Circa+1950s+Baseball+Circus+The+Globetrotters+of+Baseball+and+Indianapolis+Clowns+Negro+Leagues+Promotional+Poster.jpeg Memorabilia - Circa 1950's Baseball Circus The Globetrotters Of Baseball and Indianapolis Clowns Negro Leagues Promotional Broadside. Advertising some of baseball's finest is this 11x17" promotional poster, dubbed as a baseball circus. Bobo Small and Steve Anderson, a one-armed ballplayer, are promoted as featured attractions. I believe this was issued in the mid to late '50's because of the reference to Hank Aaron. The lower portion of this poster was used for promoting an Indianapolis Clowns tilt with the Kingston Braves. $500 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1385526595164-TPKDH8XWZ31NBR9RS0FW/Muhammad+Ali+Original+Kevin+Revis+Artwork.jpeg Memorabilia - Muhammad Ali Original Painting. A must-have for any serious collector of Muhammad Ali, this original painting features the champ in his classic white and black trunks. Measuring at 20x30", it was painted by notable artist Kevin Revis. $4500 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1385526594366-71PGUA7EMBR7YOFHDCAU/Fear+Strikes+Out+%28Paramount%2C+1957%29.+Three+Sheet+%2841%2522+X+79%2522%29.+Drama.jpeg Memorabilia - 1957 Fear Strikes Out 3 Sheet Movie Poster. Three Sheet (41" X 79"). Drama. Starring Anthony Perkins, Karl Malden , Norma Moore, Adam Williams, Perry Wilson. Directed by Robert Mulligan. An unrestored poster that displays signs of use. May include light edge or fold wear, slight fold separations, very minor paper loss, pinholes, or minor surface crinkles. The poster is in three sections, as originally printed. Please see full-color, enlargeable image below for more details. Folded, Fine/Very Fine. $200 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1385526596309-RXISJEMOO8S001ZXZRX9/Willie+Mays+Signed+Cut+Display%28FRONT%29.jpeg Memorabilia - Willie Mays Cut Signature PSA Encapsulated. Secured during the very early portion of Willie Mays' playing days is this cut autograph which has been applied to an index card. The rookie era blue ballpoint signature is stellar. PSA/DNA Encapsulation. $300 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1385526594904-Z8PAPNK5C8QFNIQP7Q3F/Mickey+Mantle+%2522To+Mickey%2522+Signed+Business+Card.jpeg Memorabilia - Mickey Mantle "To Mickey" Signed Business Card Yankees legend Mickey Mantle personalized this 2x3.5" business card "To Mickey," in addition to his signature in 8/10 ink. Presenting superb eye appeal, this piece exhibits heavy toning and medium wear. Auction LOA from JSA. $500 http://www.grant9smith.com/recent daily 1.0 2022-07-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1657656683551-DCUZYMH9XK9M5NRS2F9L/image-asset.jpeg Recent Paintings - Who The *#%{ Made Batboy, batboy? Oil, and paint stick on canvas, 20x 20x 1” 2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1657656683551-DCUZYMH9XK9M5NRS2F9L/image-asset.jpeg Recent Paintings - Who The *#%{ Made Batboy, batboy? Oil, and paint stick on canvas, 20x 20x 1” 2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1602360875616-QF3GD6MFCHI0LB1FS3CP/image-asset.jpeg Recent Paintings - 2020 2 baseballs, 1 softball, gum, nails, crushed pumice, gel, acrylic paint. 2020 $1,200 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1602361495806-XY9NFH3RJ29JPKZ2LH9Y/image-asset.jpeg Recent Paintings - Liar A society in which they are fundamental. 9x12” mixed media on wood panel. $500 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1468896730427-2E0IYUZ213N7YDKZ1J64/IMG_1963.JPG Recent Paintings - Standing On The Grave Of Dreams. The title is taken from the Maya Angelou poem, "I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings." The bird cage is filled with 18 baseballs painted different hues of brown, and black. A black crow (Symbol used for Jim Crow) is tied to the top of the cage and painted. I saw a photo of the 1935 Pittsburgh Crawfords, with 18 team members. They are considered one of the greatest Negro League teams ever. I base the piece on that team. Bird Cage, Baseballs, Paint, Fake Crow, twine. 2016 $2500 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1468898153173-CW1X1RSK8MG267Z44B4W/IMG_1966.JPG Recent Paintings - Standing On The Grave Of Dreams. Rear Angle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1468898267550-WM3UQGJ6Q8UFGJ8G55ZH/IMG_1967.JPG Recent Paintings - Standing On The Grave Of Dreams Closeup of bird. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1505419030571-EN48O6ZJPLM8TMWHMT09/IMG_8141.JPG Recent Paintings - We Can Dream The subject of this painting is Rube Foster, the Father of the Negro leagues. The white baseline above his head represents the white race line, his hat nearly breaking through. The brown dirt under the baseline represents the skin pigment of the African American players, and how they were treated. The white line is melting into the sea below, causing tumultuous waves to crash against a slave ship. Foster once said of the Negro Leagues “We are the ship, all else is the sea”. Foster stands on stage with a target behind his head. The black and white image is of Foster and his wife. She was a great help to him but was also unrecognized There is a copy of a ticket to an early 1919 interracial game, along with a copy of a wedding invitation to the Fosters' wedding. Foster hung himself in a mental institution in 1930. © 2001- 2017 • 48 by 48 inches • oil on canvas $4500 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1602361279209-UL476INCFE7WTXB1YELU/image-asset.jpeg Recent Paintings - Overlooked Appearance Satchel Paige with 3 dimensional piece floating which is symbolic of time lost. A small reflective area shines back at viewer to see where they stand. 4x2’ Oil on Wood Panel $3,800 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1601908754248-BL2NKOLS7QOUBDDLY24N/IMG_9802%2B%2528Edited%2529.jpg Recent Paintings - The Boss Jack Johnson's boxing career lasted from 1898 to 1928. At the height of his career, the outspoken Jack was crucified by the press for his flashy lifestyle and for having twice married white women. Sometimes he would travel with more than one white woman at a time. He further offended white supremacists in 1910 by knocking out former champion James J. Jeffries, who had been induced to come out of retirement as a “Great White Hope.” The Johnson-Jeffries bout, which was billed as the “Fight of the Century,” led to nationwide celebrations by African Americans that were occasionally met by violence from whites, resulting in more than 20 deaths across the country. Acrylic and oil on Masonite board, 14x11" 2017. $800 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1415825477805-YKFD1QGCLAI7CXPHZS0E/image-asset.jpeg Recent Paintings - Sharks Jackie Robinson playing cards with 3 men who have not so trusting expressions. The title refers to "card sharks" as well as the bubble above their heads which shows the ocean with sharks on the hunt. Oil on Masonite Panel 31.75"x 35.5" 2014. $3250     https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1601907217787-OBQUVZM7BVIJORV973YQ/image-asset.jpeg Recent Paintings - Third Eye Glenn Burke Dodgers and A’s player passed away in 1995. Oil on Wood Panel, 18”x24x 1.5” 2020. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1437758406948-RB5OVA4102V7ECLH49SV/image-asset.jpeg Recent Paintings - Bruised At Best. I took two separate incidents of players being injured in games and placed side by side to change the context into race in America. Tony Conigliaro was beaned in the eye forever derailing his career. John Roseboro was hit over the head with a bat during a game by Juan Marichal. Oil on Canvas panels 11"x 14" , and 12" x16" 2015 $500 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1423865302195-H45U4SJDM3942WWOJ0WG/image-asset.jpeg Recent Paintings - Escape Any Way You Can. Heavyweight Champion Jack Johnson 1908-1915 did not make for a popular champion at the height of the Jim Crow era. Johnson was faced with much controversy when he was charged with violating the Mann Act in 1912, by taking unmarried women over state lines. He dated white women, often traveling with more than one at a time. Johnson fled to Europe to evade prison. He finally returned and spent time in jail. Late in life he was refused service at a diner, angrily got in his car and sped off. He lost control of the car killing himself. THe clouds of this painting are maps of Europe. Oil On Wooden Panel Board 2014 $3500 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1384836827944-HJB5DDDF28YMBDLA295F/big_unwindYourMind.jpg Recent Paintings - Unwind Your Mind The unraveled baseball draped over the hands symbolizes the mind and heart of every individual. A person should be judged on these characteristics rather than outward physical appearance. © • 10 by 24 by 8 inches • mixed media on wood $2500 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1384837070194-0E154AMCWW3PZ5P9CJHK/big_trappedInBox.jpg Recent Paintings - Trapped In A Box. This piece represents Josh Gibson drowning in racism. The face is in front of red, and white stars, and surrounded by blue as if drowning or suffocating. The title is about being trapped in a world in which many people only understand their own microcosm. © 2000 • 25 by 36 by 6 inches • mixed media on wooden box $4000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1384837095924-K4W8EZ7VC6MIK1SENZRI/big_trappedInBox_detail.jpg Recent Paintings - Trapped In A Box (Detail) Mold of face has tear streaming down the cheek. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1384837121672-QG0UVPM8C43YLGVU504I/big_fearYour.jpg Recent Paintings - Fear Your Inhibitions. © 2001 • 48 by 60 inches • oil on canvas $4000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1384837103251-7EAV21R39NH319L6DMYP/big_wayOut.jpg Recent Paintings - A Way Out. Jack Johnson fought his way out of the poverty of the deep south to become Heavyweight Champion of the World. Jack also had a penchant for white women, often traveling with more than one at a time. The Mann Act was created to put Johnson in jail for bringing women across state lines for immoral purposes. Jack came from nothing and was pushing the envelope 40 years before anyone had heard of Jackie Robinson. $2000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1415819855986-QYTSEXUIY7W9J8O50NXM/image-asset.jpeg Recent Paintings - Aperture. In 1946 Jackie Robinson played minor league baseball for the Montreal Royals. The Canadian populous was much more tolerant of the African American population. Robinson was preparing for a less hospitable reception in the U.S. as Branch Rickey introduced him as a member of the parent club, the Brooklyn Dodgers. Oil On Canvas 40"x30", 2014. $3500 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1415825245484-XQZ136GAM8QFA6ZL7ADK/image-asset.jpeg Recent Paintings - The Meeting Of The Minds. A not so happy meeting on the mound that found John Roseboro with a bat across his head courtesy of Juan Marichal. Sandy Koufax looks on in shock. 30"x40" Oil on Canvas. 2014 $3750 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1573320773993-NELQ5YTDG1IKLAE40RDN/IMG_4926.JPG Recent Paintings - Nut Allergies The Loudest Voices are usually the only ones heard. 3 Truck Nuts, Spray paint, each nut measures 9”x4.5” 2019. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1574888436574-B17V3AJMNTEJNZWAYVA9/IMG_5316%281%29.PNG Recent Paintings - Catch? My father cried every time this phrase was spoken in the movie, Field of Dreams. He had no relationship with his dad. The chair is broken at the base, and a Nellie Fox model glove sits on the chair. Fox was my dad’s favorite player. My daughter assisted me in painting the chair. Oil, spray paint, house paint on Canvas, diptych, wooden chair, Nellie Fox model baseball glove, 96” x 60” (Canvases) 2019. $7,500 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1566016516983-NJC1NNAN44SH5DS6O9QN/0F870464-2EE7-49E9-95FD-56C7B3DD5287.jpg Recent Paintings - Dead Dad Club. A scene from the 1984 film, The Natural. Roy Hobb’s father dies of a heart attack.. Oil On Canvas, 24” x 48” 2019. $4,200 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1554003661464-WR42KN03AVKQGG04GVBJ/IMG_7429%281%29.JPG Recent Paintings - Alpha Oil on Wood Panel, 11”x 14” 2018 $750 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1566016864591-OG5OC9AMF5CLM813SR8J/9C367850-3C55-4BA5-A32E-6CED3C93B6C5.jpg Recent Paintings - She Runs This M.F. A painting about myths, and bizarre truths of East Dallas’s, White Rock Lake. Few know Nazi’s , and STD patients were housed there, a Martian Movie was filmed there, and Indians were slaughtered on nearby Flag Pole Hill. A lady drown in the lake and haunts it to this day!! Acrylic on Wooden Panel 18”x 24”, 2018. $1,200 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1566018009090-9L71XGXX809GAE2UT0A7/990B0D4F-CEBA-4725-9AFE-4E5683FF642B.jpg Recent Paintings - Got your Bell Rung Tough guys don’t get hurt. Oil on helmet attached to walker, 2019. $5,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1566018482273-BFO8O726J9FP9N07ONIB/D70265BF-061A-49F9-A9CB-F30D15F9A97C.jpg Recent Paintings - Got Your Bell Rung...... side image. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1535725918168-YGBIH37NECJ6YMTWTYEC/IMG_4045.JPG Recent Paintings - Up Is Down And Down Is Up, But Who Really Gives A Shit? Plastic figures and circles on Wooden Panel, 16”x12” 2018. $600 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1534560538566-ED1C84Y5NDABJYE7EZDZ/IMG_4043.JPG Recent Paintings - What Could Go Wrong In 1979 The White Sox had a promotion titled “Disco Demolition Night” in which 50,000 fans were told to bring disco albums to the game. In between games of the double header the records were blown up on the field. A riot ensued causing the second game to be canceled. Bill Veeck’s face replaces the disco dancer. Acrylic, glitter, collage on record sleeve and albums. $1,200. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1534560391735-KYVR9H3KKIXAM4RMJMOJ/IMG_4131.JPG Recent Paintings - What Could Go Wrong (Detail) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1534623402419-77VLM89OU79JNE50F1ZN/IMG_4135.JPG Recent Paintings - The Weight Of The World Glass canister, trophy, rusty nails, grass, resin, acrylic, pearls, globe. 10”x 6” 2018 $1,500 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1534623768775-9JWLN6CN4M9PM4JIEPWZ/IMG_4140.JPG Recent Paintings - The Weight Of The World (Detail). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1534816885195-83GDDP04MVI8O9PJ7WQF/IMG_4160.JPG Recent Paintings - Empty 10.5” x 10.5” empty pinata with hole. 2018 $400 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1523633854999-DZJL0SZJJNCR2OMTBK53/IMG_1796.JPG Recent Paintings - Line Them Up, And Lay Me Down. Hack Wilson was known as much for his hitting as he was his drinking. His hard living brought a premature end to his career and life. The Hall Of Famer died penniless, his family refused to claim his remains. Three bottles of vodka with food coloring sit on a ledge in front of paupers grave. The viewer is intended to take the shots. Oil on wood panel 16"x12" , 14"x 12", 3 glasses on wooden ledge, 2018 $2500 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1534907470126-MZ7Z2QIUQMUSHZ1JX9HK/IMG_4263.JPG Recent Paintings - Dropping Dimes During a 1974 Texas Rangers Vs. Cleveland Indians game the promotion was 10 cent beer. The game was forfeited after the heavily inebriated fans rioted and attacked the players. Oil on Masonite Board with 1974 Dime 12”x9” 2018 $600 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1523636193514-3B1HAA1DPQA8O6229VEX/IMG_1801.JPG Recent Paintings - No One Loves You Like Me. In 1949 Ruth Ann Steinhagen stalked and shot Phillies first baseman Eddie Waitkus. This incident was one of the inspirations for Bernard Malamud's baseball book The Natural. In 1984 it was released as the greatest baseball film ever. Oil on Masonite Board, 16"x 12", 2018. $750 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1523635602538-B07M9VQFNOHQF4DZ7N2A/IMG_1822.JPG Recent Paintings - White Lines During the 1970's and 1980's cocaine was an epidemic in America and especially in it's National Pastime. Two All Star players for the NY Mets, Darryl Strawberry "Straw", and Dwight Gooden "Dr. K" were heavy users. Straws on Mirrors with flour. 12" x 9", 2018. $900 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1523636672512-RJM4US0C6REF144TIRTT/IMG_1806.JPG Recent Paintings - The Rednecks. A painting of early 20th century baseball players on a hunt. The painting is about outdated Authoritarian attitudes that insecure men often have. They need control and to belittle to feel safe. Oil on Canvas, 24'x 36", 2000-2018, $3,000. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1523635131411-M5YLWXL909XMK2GY4QDC/IMG_0328.JPG Recent Paintings - I'd Do Anything To Have Skin Like You. A diptych featuring slugger Sammy Sosa. He has gone through extensive skin bleaching treatments. I see it as a metaphor for our selfie culture, people using numerous filters on photo apps to make themselves appear more attractive. Oil on Canvas 12'x12", 11"x14" 2017. $900 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1524610387822-CI8KRQQ975KFB251YNOU/IMG_0828+%28Edited%29.JPG Recent Paintings - 59 Hours Len Bias was the second overall pick of the 1986 Basketball draft. 59 hours later he was dead from a cocaine overdose. The eggs refer to the 1980’s commercials “This is your brain on drugs”. Oil on Masonite board. 24x 30” $2,500 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1506624933034-Y6ITM2L8C8EQ4RQQHA3D/IMG_8151.JPG Recent Paintings - They Say You're The Greatest! Wade Boggs was legendary for baseball, broads, and beer. Once during a cross country flight Boggs downed 64 beers. I was at a bar about 20 years ago, and Boggs (wearing an 8 ball looney toons jacket, and Hawaiian shirt) was approached by a minimally coherent lady in her early 40's. She said "My friends say you're the greatest hitter." He kissed her hand and escorted her to a booth for further conversation. Miller light advertisement with oil on watercolor paper. 8x10" canvas board acrylic 2017. $400 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1512837764769-9UE408XHI9BI1JK6Q7EP/IMG_9237+%28Edited%29.JPG Recent Paintings - Dodge Ball In 1961 Roger Maris was in pursuit of Babe Ruth's single season record of 60 home runs. Maris was a mild mannered North Dakotan who always felt out of place in the harsh spotlight of New York City. As he closed in on Babe's record, and his hair was falling out in clumps from the stress, he was quoted as saying "I don't want to be Babe Ruth." I used my hair and sprinkled it over the text. Acrylic on canvas , hair, enamel varnish, 12" x 36", 2017 $1,500 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1506630609073-J0RG67BQLFPNOSQB1OJT/IMG_8409.JPG Recent Paintings - I Just Got Back In The Game. The painting was inspired by the book and movie "The Natural". The story follows Roy Hobbs, a baseball prodigy whose career is sidetracked when he is shot by a woman who has been seducing then shooting top athletes. Most of the story concerns itself with his attempts to return to baseball later in life, when he plays for the fictional New York Knights with his legendary bat "Wonderboy". Oil On Masonite Board 9x12" 2017. $500 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1512859080062-V2OUA2GQ2CM2APU5YBVS/IMG_9799+%28Edited%29.JPG Recent Paintings - You Think You're A Hero, But You're Really Just An Asshole. Tragedy struck the 1972 Olympics in Munich when eight Palestinian terrorists invaded the Olympic Village and killed two members of the Israeli team. Nine other Israelis were held hostage as the terrorists bargained for the release of 200 Palestinian prisoners in Israel. All the hostages, five of their captors, and a policeman were killed in a failed rescue attempt. The image is a metaphor for men who try to abuse power and intimidate. Oil on Canvas, 20 x 10" 2017, $1,200 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1469659429544-RUNWFJ1JO7CRK2A2OSB3/IMG_1975.JPG Recent Paintings - Bitch Slap An image from Lou Gehrig's movie, Rawhide. A Cowboy gives him a backhand across the face. The movie reminded me of Andy Wahol's Western movie, Lonesome Cowboys. Oil On Canvas 10 x 20" 2016 -$800 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1534563378342-W3DEQWPOAQBCJ1PCMST8/IMG_4045.JPG Recent Paintings - Up Is Down And Down Is Up, But Who Really Gives A Shit? 16” x 12” Plastic figures on Wooden Panel, 2018 $600 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1489077178317-4QNSJKJ2EDXQCYZ7PGW1/IMG_5272.JPG Recent Paintings - Don't Be In Such A Hurry To Grow Up. Child on right has shirt of Yankee Thurman Munson, who died in plane crash. Kid on left has shirt featuring Minnesota Twin Lyman Bostock Jr. , who was shot and killed. 14" x 14", Acrylic and Oil On Wood Panel, 2017. $900   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1501277467719-LVL5AJQRX8LND1TY68TM/IMG_7190.JPG Recent Paintings - The Piss In the 1954 World Series Willie Mays made one of the greatest catches of all time. Looking at photos of "The Catch" I saw an empty seat and wondered who that person was. Maybe they went to the bathroom, and witnessing the play would have been the highlight of his life. From then on he felt obligated to regale the day he had the perfect view of the catch. Marcel Duchamp's "Fountain" was also an influence for this piece. Acrylic on Urinal( Bedpan) $900 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1489000270976-45OR7NPTMQN8C7LGF8VY/IMG_4612.JPG Recent Paintings - Buy Me Some (Closeup) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1488998888281-PXVKHGOVTAPNZ7CNENMB/IMG_5261.JPG Recent Paintings - The Life We Learn WIth And The Life We Live With After That. This work is about the 1984 film The Natural, starring Robert Redford. His character is shot in the stomach by a stalker, and makes a comeback only to have his stomach begin to bleed during a game. My dad suffered from and eventually died from chron's disease. In 1984 after he took me to see the movie he said "Roy Hobbs had a rotten stomach just like me." I painted the perimeter of the plate with colors I remember from my childhood home. 16"W x 17" H Resin on home plate, plastic intestines, acrylic paint. 2017. $1,200 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1489000229554-WP2HYVPGTAHMRIV1KVR5/IMG_4610.JPG Recent Paintings - Buy Me Some, (Side Angle) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1466617504324-JC8UPOTDSKBRLHO8IQTC/IMG_1177.JPG Recent Paintings - Brown Bottle Flu side angle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1466436432680-MSHB87EY7PO1C25T5SD8/IMG_1607.JPG Recent Paintings - Let's Smoke Two! This fan hits his second joint in the bleachers of Wrigley. He was known as "The Ernie Banks of Reefer." Oil On Canvas board, 11 x 14" 2016. $600 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1452231010514-B2DLXQHP8Z12GOICQD3K/image-asset.jpeg Recent Paintings - Brown Bottle Flu Side angle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1488999379845-S3U3KLJOU021WYO4DJ5I/IMG_5255.JPG Recent Paintings - Buy Me Some This diptych has to do with out of control salaries in baseball, and the rising cost of attending a game. The left panel shows hundreds of peanut shells piled him with resin poured over, the panel on right shows a collage of various metaphors for control and money. Also the torn up faces of Marvin Miller, and Curt Flood. Cracker Jack wrappers from different eras form the backdrop of the collage. Each panel is 14" x 11" Resin on Peanut shells, resin on paper, 2017. $2,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1465847144299-LJ8YTLTCYAMS1SGFZERY/IMG_1181.JPG Recent Paintings - The World's Most Eloquent Jock. The famous "Error Card" from the 80's with this prophetic message to the youth of America. Oil on Canvas, 12x 12" 2016. $500 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1466617319464-XQM2Y2C2FYHBC4LZA66B/IMG_1174.JPG Recent Paintings - Brown Bottle Flu The legendary poem "Casey at the Bat" was penned in 1888, but still is unparalleled as the most famous baseball poem ever. The subject of the poem is fictional "Casey", but most identified the real subject as Mike "King" Kelly. He was baseball's first superstar, and a notorious drinker. I have brought the 2 worlds together in this painting. 2 liquor bottles are at the top of the canvas, and a ball is suspended by a string swaying in suspense. Oil on Canvas, bottles, whiskey, wood, ball and string, 2015. Private Collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1466617413093-RYFST8O6BXMMY2JE0J5U/IMG_1176.JPG Recent Paintings - Brown Bottle Flu Close up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1580501217285-P9422XN5F8XWGM569J2Q/IMG_1626.jpg Recent Paintings - Chin Music (2nd Angle) Closeup of baseball player sun glasses. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1465847539122-SFIZE3KTXE67RNSDVP2Y/IMG_1186.JPG Recent Paintings - Burst Your Bubble A man holds up a young boy to show him Lou Gehrig in his casket. Oil on Wood Panel, 12x16" 2016. $1200 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1534563040909-IFTJ8EPRG9CSGHFSOQ6Q/IMG_4045.JPG Recent Paintings - Up Is Down And Down Is Up, But Who Really Gives A Shit? 16” x 12” Plastic figures on Wooden Panel, 2018 $600 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1444418766810-FUHU0AY4OYZM6MKZA4WM/image-asset.jpeg Recent Paintings - What a Beautiful Day For a Bal....... On July 4th, 1950 Barney Doyle had just sat down in his seat at the Polo Groundsto watch the double-header baseball game between the New York Giants and Brooklyn Dodgers when a bullet hit him in the forehead killing him instantly. The bullet was fired from outside the stadium and had traveled almost a half-mile to reach Doyle's seat in the upper-tier of the stadium. Oil on Canvas 16x 16" 2015. $950 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1452186924696-35OSEBNVB446BJ0RONL4/image-asset.jpeg Recent Paintings - Eddie Gaedel Invades Comiskey to capture Fox And Aparicio (The Little People's Revenge). In 1951 Eddie Gaedel received instant fame by becoming the first little person to play in a major league game. Owner and showman Bill Veeck orchestrated the stunt, and occasionally brought Eddie back for ballpark events. In 1959 Gaedel and three other little people landed in a helicopter at Comiskey Park. They emerged dressed as Martians and carrying space ray guns. They ran to the dugout and captured diminutive middle infielders Nellie Fox and Luis Aparicio, and took them to home plate for a ceremony. In this painting the little people get revenge flying a real space ship, capturing the players. Oil On Canvas 22x23.5" 2015. $1000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1452268539333-0OZ8LLN17C53BBC2TQLR/image-asset.jpeg Recent Paintings - Save Ferris Who wouldn't enjoy a day of hooky on the North side enjoying a day game an Old Style? Oil on Canvas 9x 12" 2015. $350 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1452885176506-12SAKHK91WMW50C7DWEC/image-asset.jpeg Recent Paintings - 8 Ball Cocaine was a Huge problem in Major League Baseball in the late 70's- early 80's. I painted 8 noses of players known to partake. An "8 ball" is slang for a small bag of cocaine. In 1985 Eleven players were officially suspended, but all the suspensions were commuted in exchange for fines, drug testing, and community service. The Pittsburgh drug trials are considered one of baseball's biggest all-time scandals. Hernandez, Raines, Scurry, Parker, Smith, Howe, Berra, Wilson. Oil on Wooden Panel, 20x 24" 2016. $1,500 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1441857919944-VVTO418Z2EX0Y68TJX31/image-asset.jpeg Recent Paintings - Escape. The Alcatraz baseball field. 11x14",Oil on Canvas Board, 2015. $400 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1429901044403-BN5USLZTE6O5W6AZ6279/image-asset.jpeg Recent Paintings - .416 Mel Ott hit over 500 home runs for the Giants. He died at age 49 when he pulled onto a foggy road colliding with another car. Image on left shows Ott getting photo taken for a civilian job. The title refers to the amount of reaction time in seconds a batter has to hot a fastball. What is the reaction time to avoid a car on a foggy day? Oil on birch panel 24"x 20" second panel 12"x 9" 2015 $2200 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1429902307883-XUT2R4HMJLVX7JSIOZO0/image-asset.jpeg Recent Paintings - Bars Are Dark And Lonely. Pete Gray was a one armed major leaguer during WWII. He was more of an entertainment attraction to bring fans in, Peter also became a role model for children and people with disabilities, and also became a great inspiration and hero for wounded Veterans returning home from the war. He became a pool hustler, gambler, and alcoholic in later years. Oil on Canvas board 12" x16" 2015 $450 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1437759050413-S17W0AIPC3GFUNHYIMLK/image-asset.jpeg Recent Paintings - Just One More TIme Champ! In the final fights of Muhammad Ali's career he was slow, overweight and over matched. His handlers pushing him to continue to fight long after he should have retired so they could collect payday. He should be riding the horse into the sunset, but instead gets abused for the payday. Oil on Canvas 30"x40" 2015 $3000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1428466554517-DNHBE2I6BQOM0NB7J7TT/image-asset.jpeg Recent Paintings - Over My Shoulder. Ted Williams served 5 and a half years as a Marine fighter pilot in WWII and Korea. He was as passionate about fishing as he was about baseball. I combined images to show a bomb exploding in the background as he fishes. It is only in recent years people have acknowledged the horrors of PTSD. 24"x20"X17/8" Oil on Birch panel 2015. $1800 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1430003022695-TIOPE93IXMZ03CDDER9H/image-asset.jpeg Recent Paintings - The King. Man Shot for trying to take another man's Lebron James model shoes. Oil on Canvas 16"x16" 2015 $400 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1429903089634-81AGFDJAS0YAKRW48TLN/image-asset.jpeg Recent Paintings - You Can't Press Rewind. The Steroid Congressional Hearings in 2005. Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil, See No Evil. Oil On Canvas 12"x 36" 2015. $800. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1428466115366-TIHTLSCX4LR4AR6ISA18/image-asset.jpeg Recent Paintings - The Base. Ty Cobb in WWI uniform. Cobb served on the front lines of America’s fight against Germany. Cobb, along with Christy Matthewson and Branch Rickey, was a member of a special elite combat unit called the “Chemical Warfare Service,” otherwise known as the “Gas and Flame Division.” 24"x20 Oil on Birchwood panel 1 7/8" deep. 2015. $1600 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1455237414315-8PU7D1KMWXPD0N2NAZMS/image-asset.jpeg Recent Paintings - Dirk Oil On Wood Panel 18 x14" 2016. Private Collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1534535799628-IWSX3RO7L0Q65CBXKXVA/IMG_4043.JPG Recent Paintings - What Could go Wrong https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1428467029621-7A4R3VLAAOBR4PREY73U/image-asset.jpeg Recent Paintings - I Know What's Coming For Me In The Dark. Joe Jackson's business card looms over his head as he runs a liquor store in his old age. Forced to leave Baseball after the 1919 Black Sox scandal, possibly the greatest hitter ever is forced to into a menial job . Diptych Oil on Canvas 2014 $3750 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1429903576691-H7UJREMUY08ZWAOWFWMH/image-asset.jpeg Recent Paintings - The Toad And The Worm. Really? Oil On Canvas Board,12"x 16" 2015. $300 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1415824875678-RAUN4W2GYG0U76YP0WH1/image-asset.jpeg Recent Paintings - Be Great.... Close up of ladder.... The triptych consists of a ladder with text taken from a letter Herschel Cobb wrote to a 15 year old Ty . Certain statements seemed appropriate for this story. Each step of the ladder has a different sentence written on it. "To have eyes that really see, ears that..., conquer your anger and wild passions that...., degrade your dignity and belittle your manhood...., perpetual guidance of the better angel of your nature...., drive out the demon that lurks in all human blood." See additional images for more information on this piece....     https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1489356253002-2Z8IEAJ2HLRASVA5FH68/image-asset.jpeg Recent Paintings - Be Great, Show No Fear Around Me. Ty Cobb broke into major league baseball with the Tigers in August 1905, just three weeks after his mother, Amanda Cobb, had been arrested on charges of voluntary manslaughter in the shooting death of Cobb’s father, William Herschel Cobb. Amandasaid she thought her husband was an intruder trying to enter their house through the bedroom window when she shot him twice. But there had been rumors in town that William suspected his wife of infidelity Ty later stated, "I did it for my father. He never got to see me play... but I knew he was watching me, and I never let him down." See additional images for continued description..... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1415824998699-T4H5RTJZ1K7Z0LJAFIO6/image-asset.jpeg Recent Paintings - Be Great .. close up The image of the woman is from the early 20th century but not actually Amanda, the final painting is the Cobb house, the barren trees have a splattering of blood red leaves, and a ladder rests against the house. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1385953383512-ZULSIQQYHURVBH6MNTE4/WeAre1976_Home_02427.png Recent Paintings - Running the Press for "My Dad Always..." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1429552232717-MHT6FNHXDZE7X0EXDNQC/image-asset.jpeg Recent Paintings - The Bloomer. For over forty years, Maud Nelson was active in every facet of women's baseball. She played pitcher, third base, scouted, and owned or managed some of the finest women's teams to play in the earliest days of the game. In 1908, one reporter wrote that she was "the greatest all-around female ball player in existence." In the 1930s, she retired to a house in the neighborhood of Wrigley Field, living there until her death in 1944. I painted Maud's image incorporating flowers, and a frying pan. Symbols of femininity, or sexism that she spent her life battling. Oil and Acrylic on metal frying pan. Private Collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1415825071164-0W1E2SVOSXKBD22FR0X1/image-asset.jpeg Recent Paintings - Be Great... close up Oil and Acrylic Mixed Media 2014. Dimensions LAdder 48"x 12", portrait of woman 10"x 8", and house 23"x 18". $2500 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1566152860229-M1QO76OVLXD0C8OJEH1E/image-asset.jpeg Recent Paintings - Transmission Glenn Burke played for the Dodgers in the late 1970's. He was homosexual, and really didn't make any attempt to hide that fact to his teammates or management. He is also credited for giving the first "high-5". He gave it to Dusty Baker after Dusty had hit his 30th of the season. Later the high-5 became a symbol of gay pride. Burke passed away in 1995 from complications due to the AIDS virus. Oil, and glitter On Wooden Panel, 12"x 16" 2015 Private Collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1384836142024-LH7LF21U41LQWCHAK04J/000_0096.JPG Recent Paintings - Don't You Know Who I am? Our society often allows athletes to play by their own sets of rules. This sense of grandiose entitlement makes one wonder if the old adage, Never meet your heroes is good advice. 2011- 15, 10 x10" Oil on masonite panels $3000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1384835280035-2PM13J0C684C7N1EV3IG/005.JPG Recent Paintings - I'll Love You Until The Day You Die. Ruth Ann Steinhagen became obsessed with Phillies first baseman Eddie Waitkus. She shot him in the Edgewater hotel in Chicago in 1949. This painting shows Ruth and Eddie with an upside down crumbling home spiraling above their heads. 2010 Oil on Masonite Panel 36" x 30" $3000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1385854720136-9TDKJWTFZH6UJ0C6DM1X/lf.jpg Recent Paintings - Roy Hobbs "My Life Didn't Turn Out The Way I Expected." "The Natural" is by far my favorite baseball film. The protagonist, Roy states, "My life didn't turn out the way I expected" upon meeting Iris after a 17 year absence. I feel this quote can pertain to any person's life. It can be seen as a positive or negative statement. This print measures 11"x 17". A letterpress edit on of 20, with 2 Artists Proofs. Note: Each print has unique ink application so mild variations are to be expected from this image. $99 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1385853851633-Y0OL5XELMQ4JVPVSCHP7/2004-01-25+18.22.52.jpg Recent Paintings - Pandemic Joe Jackson and his wife Katie with an image of a vulture and a coyote battling for food. I am intrigued as to what happened to their relationship once he was banned from the game. The broken telephone wires in the background signify a lack of communication. 2012, Oil on Canvas 24" x 36" $3500 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1580933439394-USTDRG2AVAG8H0XKS0VF/IMG_1625.jpg Recent Paintings - Chin Music Rougned Odor knocks the Bautista's sun glasses half way to Dallas. Oil On Canvas Mixed Media 32 x 24", Boxing Gloves, Cheesy Baseball Glasses, 2016. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1423867105340-KD2E3MSQ7K496WRQW9MN/2004-01-24+23.03.13.jpg Recent Paintings - He Who Dares Not Grasp the Thorn Should Never Crave the Rose. Joe Jackson, possibly the greatest hitter ever, pictured with roses below. 2013, 24" x 20" Oil on Canvas. $2500 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1385953397446-6EDDCGWR1HMV0MLV4ELT/WeAre1976_Home_02431.png Recent Paintings - Image of the letterpress "My Life Didn't.." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1385953005341-WBMWQX7MUUND5K1F4M0P/2004-01-25+18.23.12.jpg Recent Paintings - Pandemic (Closeup) Joe and Katie / Vulture and Coyote https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1385842604830-3T53I6XTEFXK8ATOLRVC/2004-01-24+23.04.39.jpg Recent Paintings - The Birdman. Charles "Old Hoss" Radbourn was known as one of the most dominant 19th century hurlers, but he gained notoriety of another sort. During a Boston/New York team photograph in 1886, he became the first public figure to be photographed extending his middle digit to the camera. 2013, Oil On Canvas 24"x 30" $2750 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1385833988329-HB0VGPWU0ZRIV4Z6PTB9/000_0065.JPG Recent Paintings - Fortune and Love Favor the Brave. Joe Jackson and his wife Katie. She stares at him as their world swirls around them. Their home is upside down in upper left and eyes peer at the couple through the fence. Joe just told her he is banned form Baseball. 2012, Oil on Masonite Panel 36"x 30". $4000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1384835762101-2E0CGVWEWFBNZCXFQTAP/100_0987.JPG Recent Paintings - Should I Kiss You Or Kill You? © 2009 • 36 by 30 inches • oil on Masonite board $3500 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1385854815006-RP57D5OGLDEXR5MCMUUB/lf.jpg Recent Paintings - Roy Hobbs "My Dad Always Wanted Me To Be A Baseball Player." Another quote from "The Natural," Roy states, "My dad wanted me to be a baseball player" after Pop Fischer tells him, "My mother wanted me to be a farmer." The second print is larger measuring 15.75 x 19.75. Twenty regular edition prints and 2 artist Proofs. Note: Each print has unique ink application so mild variations are to be expected from this image. $99 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1385092380399-ZOXDAYNK0FZF2AC17PBX/big_bringBacon.jpg Recent Paintings - Bring Home The Bacon An image of an aged Joe Jackson about to crack an egg on a burner that is far too hot. Eight pieces of bacon are nailed to the wall representing the 8 White Sox to gamble on the 1919 Series. The flies that buzz around the rotting meat represent the gamblers and the owners, who promised the players a $20,000 payday but only delivered $5000. Outside the window is Katie, Joe's wife, her world turned upside down with their livelihood taken away. © 2007 • 48 by 48 inches • oil, plastic flies on canvas $5500 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1385092407902-VA1Z2975CAETU0Y9PWFF/big_itsSinkingIn.jpg Recent Paintings - It's Sinking In. A guard watches Cubs pitcher Orval Overall warming up and realizes that this is his life. He is normal, boring, and unspectacular. He will never receive the adulation of the famous but drown in the boring, mundane anonymity he loathes. © 2010 • Oil on Masonite, 36 inches by 30 inches $3000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1385092390260-NUDMUH3R8RXEER8SO0VL/big_dontWorrySave.jpg Recent Paintings - Don't Worry About Me, Save Yourself. Billy Sunday played professional baseball during the 1880's, and later became a religious con man. Between 1908 and 1920, Sunday earned over a million dollars. An average worker during the same period earned less than $14,000 annually. I find the correlation that those who are successful see between success and religion interesting. When modern athletes point to the sky giving thanks for a home run I wonder whether their actions might speak louder than their public posturing. In this image the Jesus fish have turned into piranhas. © 2008 • 24 by 20 inches • oil on Masonite panel $1500       https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1437162143920-J6PW7UDJTUU7TXB3088U/image-asset.jpeg Recent Paintings - Ray Chapman Is Dead. Carl Mays delivers one of his spitballs using his deceptive submarine delivery. In August 1920 he beaned star shortstop Ray Chapman in the temple killing him. 9x12" panels(7) Oil On canvas 2010. SOLD Private Collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1404275490734-E3Q2VOS8H7NIQZ5MC91J/IMG_2161.JPG Recent Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1523637327228-U2F3AX2TE1PFQC2PQUT2/IMG_1809.JPG Recent Paintings - Joe Jackson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1385092422943-Z580RSUAYP00YW90BTS4/big_pawnInGame.jpg Recent Paintings - You're A Pawn In The Game Christy Mathewson, master pitcher and chess player. I made this painting as a comment on war in the age of the military industrial complex. ©2007 • 48 by 60 inches • oil, plastic army figures on canvas $5000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1516057585376-JZQ0VE53XZFZDLE504M6/IMG_0328.JPG Recent Paintings - I'd Do Anything To Have Skin Like You. A diptych featuring slugger Sammy Sosa. He has gone through extensive skin bleaching treatments. I see it as a metaphor for our selfie culture, people using numerous filters on photo apps to make themselves appear more attractive. Oil on Canvas 12'x12", 11"x14" 2017. $900 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1385092370259-6SAV3SBFG7OHMHZN2G9U/050.JPG Recent Paintings - Happy Accident. Mordecai Centennial Brown lost two fingers on his right hand in a farm-machinery accident, later gaining him the name "Three Finger Brown." Overcoming this handicap and turning it to his advantage, he became one of the elite pitchers of his era. This painting shows a pair of severed fingers in a pool of blood. 2012, 20"x 20" Oil on Canvas with ceramic fingers. $2000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1385092461590-2X6QFMTD9LFN3MEX9YG5/big_hardToLook.jpg Recent Paintings - It's Hard To Look In The Mirror The Black Sox scandal. Abe Attell was the middle man between the players and fix mastermind Arnold Rothstein. Abe is shown with an image of a young boy, a boxing glove in the middle and torn children's school work. © 2008 • mixed media collage $2000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1404275227175-8Q5WHJAI9R6U81L83B3E/IMG_2165.JPG Recent Paintings - For The Benefit Of Lillian. SOLD- Private Collection- An image of the Addie Joss benefit game with Joss in the background. Baseball player turned Evangelist Billy Sunday performed the sermon, that is the text in the background. Lillian was the name of Addie's wife. 2014, Oil on Canvas 36"x48". https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1384836862601-LPG9Z44Y9XYYZAYCP843/big_moneyWontBuy.jpg Recent Paintings - Money Won't Buy A Soul. Joe Jackson at bat. A stage is to the right of the picture plane. Once we start trying to impress with material possessions, it can never stop. © 2005 • 20 by 10 inches • oil on canvas • $1000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1385092396210-VG0LPMVBFGJRR6NV1SO3/big_sayDontSpray.jpg Recent Paintings - Say It Don't Spray It. Joe Jackson sits on trial. A panel of gossiping mouths spreads rumors of gambling. They all promised to keep their mouths shut, but it just didn't work out that way. The cork pops off the champagne bottle. © 2009 • 40 by 30 inches, and 48 by 24 inches • oil on Masonite panel; mouth molds on wood panel $4500 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1384836795276-2W8YHW4G4CZBVWDP9ICT/big_blackBirdFly.jpg Recent Paintings - Black Bird Fly The crow is a recurring symbol I use for Jim Crow laws. The bird is turned away from a white path with the player in front of a red, white, and blue color scheme. © 2003 • 20 by 20 by 11 inches • mixed media on canvas $2500 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1404275523260-HA4U8C0QK6NEJPM90BKA/IMG_2158.JPG Recent Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1428468259703-DN46F31KC1OUYM4WAN06/big_forgetYesterday.jpg Recent Paintings - Forget Yesterday The player jumping is Jimmy Collins, a Red Sox great. Collins' leadership and keen play helped the Red Sox win their first World Series in 1903. I painted this a week after the Red Sox Won the World Series in 2004. 2004, 48"x 48" Oil On Canvas. $4500 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1404275430994-6P66MUH6JNRV6UXKMYGI/IMG_2157.JPG Recent Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1385091645518-6HOWO7Z0XNE6TB3B1DYM/big_descentOfMan.jpg Recent Paintings - The Descent Of Man. This is a famous shot of Ty Cobb sliding hard into Jimmy Austin at third base. A billboard in the background reads, "Austin Steel Factory" in reference to Cobb spiking him with his steel cleats. Another billboard reads, "Damn Yankees," as Cobb was from the South and once said the reason he didn't speak to his teammates was they were all, "Damn Yankees." The title of the painting refers to a Charles Darwin book. ©1998-2004 • 48 by 96 inches • oil on Masonite $8500 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1404275397277-WOJ5DTN6DP81SWGS4J6D/IMG_2141.JPG Recent Paintings - The Bughouse Victor. Sold -Private Collection- Charles "Victory" Faust is the subject of this dyptich. Faust suffered from a mental condition limiting his cognitive ability. He was told by a fortune teller that he would pitch the NY Giants to the World Series. He met John McGraw the manager of the team who allowed him to hang around the team because of his eccentric behavior. It just so happened they went on a winning streak and Victory had earned his stay as a mascot. He was even allowed to pitch in a few mop up games. Once the team stated to lose he was sent packing, and ended up in a mental institution, where he eventually died. The painting on the left shows a postcard view of the mental institution with the words "Victory" above it and a fortune teller hand. The canvas on the right is the back of the postcard written to John McGraw asking to get back with the team. 2014 Oil on Canvas 44"x30" each canvas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1428467411225-SGXJA9BIPE1DKJLB3CMK/image-asset.jpeg Recent Paintings - Rectify My Will. Ty Cobb featured in a enameled tile. An eerie image in which his face fades into the foreground and background. Enamel on Metal mounted 5"x 3.75", mounted piece measures 9.5"x8", 1999. $500 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1384837000460-5QS13IVXQGWRTWNE5GGW/big_eightMenOut.jpg Recent Paintings - 8 Men Out. Shoeless Joe Jackson and his seven teamates who were banned from baseball in 1919 are the subject of this painting. Although it was obvious by his play Jackson was innocent of throwing the series, Judge Landis banned him for life. The painting is on a 2" deep wooden box with 8 holes drilled in the face. When you look through the holes you see money attached to the back of the box. 2002. 36 by 30 by 2 inches • oil on wood $4000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1385866033345-5OU8SMX7WIJBZCJY63LS/2004-01-24+23.05.50.jpg Recent Paintings - Headache Funeral Cy Young ties his shoes, and asks if the game is over. The game is metaphoric for life. Headache funeral is written in the background with a series of 0's and 9's representing the concept of heaven and hell. 24"x 36" $3500 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1384836913335-GIODCUXPZKYKGJL4DRG5/big_yesterdayWent.jpg Recent Paintings - Yesterday has gone on too Long. This painting is of Ty Cobb. The shotgun behind his head symbolizes the anxiety he had throughout his life stemming from the fact that his mother shot his father eight days before he was called up to the major leagues. The billboard in the background reads Pop's Root Beer. There is also a painting of a man, and underneath the man reads Home and Away. The crows in the painting are symbols of African American players and Jim Crow laws of racial segregation. Cobb was purportedly in the KKK. The mask on the field represents the masks that we all wear in our interaction with others. Cobb was born in Georgia 30 years after the Civil War ended, and his grandfather was a colonel in the Confederate Army. It would be rare to meet a person in his situation who wasn't racist. © 2004 • 48 by 48 inches • oil on canvas $5500 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1423867562752-7BWTO7YFCG02P3UTRXI6/image-asset.jpeg Recent Paintings - Eddie Waitkus Has Been Shot. Oil On Canvas 2011. $900 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1601851133376-TW6OPR44TSLGO11ROWWW/BE5420D7-DF54-4E2D-8F91-A6039154FE04.jpg Recent Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1466362680096-BHIOJF66EM82T09283A0/IMG_1604.JPG Recent Paintings - The Man Of A Million Faces The painting has 2 separate 1920's era players who were purportedly members of the KKK. The mouth comes from a famous Negro League player. All human life originates from Africa.The first homosapian lived there 200,000 years ago. 60,000 years ago the human migration began as they moved around the globe. Racism is therefore self loathing. Oil On Canvas, 16x16" 2016m $2,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1452229532555-XJ51IVNUCYUCMSE9Z5HR/image-asset.jpeg Recent Paintings - Save Ferris What's better than a day game on the north side while playing hooky? Oil on Canvas 9x 12" 2015. $350 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/527ef2b6e4b0aea5e0575abf/5f7a4e4b24f75f5a9dbcb25b/1619449805558/ Recent Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1501276604963-STWQ9RZCYUU9TFTEXY0T/IMG_7197.JPG Recent Paintings - 59 Hours Len Bias was selected as the Boston Celtics forst round pick of the 1986 Draft. Two and a half days later he had died of a heart attack due to cocaine use. The eyes are reference to the 1980's commercials, "This is Your Brain On..". Oil on Masonite Board, Plastic eggs, 24" X 20" 2017. $2,500 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1452230314173-WK9ZAU4P1ZQWVE2F3ZIB/image-asset.jpeg Recent Paintings - Brown Bottle Flu The legendary poem "Casey at the Bat" was penned in 1888, but still is unparalleled as the most famous baseball poem ever. The subject of the poem is fictional "Casey", but most identified the real subject as Mike "King" Kelly. He was baseball's first superstar, and a notorious drinker. I have brought the 2 worlds together in this painting. 2 liquor bottles are at the top of the canvas, and a ball is suspended by a string swaying in suspense. Oil on Canvas, bottles, whiskey, wood, ball and string, 2015. $3,500 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1601908816646-QNZ0E0583FZR04SAM0TD/IMG_0495.JPG Recent Paintings https://static1.squarespace.com/static/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/527ef2b6e4b0aea5e0575abf/62cdd4297c132860bc867a6e/1657656379719/ Recent Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1489075638956-207ZPPY8MQJPT1PPFONT/IMG_5272.JPG Recent Paintings - Don't Be In Such A Hurry To Grow Up. Child on right has shirt of Yankee Thurman Munson, who died in plane crash. Kid on left has shirt featuring Minnesota Twin Lyman Bostock Jr. , who was shot and killed. 14" x 14", Acrylic and Oil On Wood Panel, 2017. $900   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/527ef2b6e4b0aea5e0575abf/62cdd46e4995b158be01850e/1657656430704/ Recent Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1466617247876-UGZTTAQVS3W2R5QJCQD2/IMG_1174.JPG Recent Paintings - Brown Bottle Flu The legendary poem "Casey at the Bat" was penned in 1888, but still is unparalleled as the most famous baseball poem ever. The subject of the poem is fictional "Casey", but most identified the real subject as Mike "King" Kelly. He was baseball's first superstar, and a notorious drinker. I have brought the 2 worlds together in this painting. 2 liquor bottles are at the top of the canvas, and a ball is suspended by a string swaying in suspense. Oil on Canvas, bottles, whiskey, wood, ball and string, 2015. Private Collection http://www.grant9smith.com/paintings daily 0.75 2019-12-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1385091715069-ZF8R72TJ3015USX69VEN/big_overlookedUnfit.jpg Previous Work - Overlooked Unfit Appearance. The subject of this painting is Satchel Paige. Half of his body is hollow, which represents the respect and dignity denied to him merely because of his skin pigment. A minimalist rectangle protrudes from the missing section of his body. The actual 3-D sculptural aspect forces the viewer to take notice of the minimal form initially, and to create the remainder of the image in their mind. In the center of this image is a small reflective piece © 2000 • 48 by 24 inches • oil on woodof metal. $3750 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1385091715069-ZF8R72TJ3015USX69VEN/big_overlookedUnfit.jpg Previous Work - Overlooked Unfit Appearance. The subject of this painting is Satchel Paige. Half of his body is hollow, which represents the respect and dignity denied to him merely because of his skin pigment. A minimalist rectangle protrudes from the missing section of his body. The actual 3-D sculptural aspect forces the viewer to take notice of the minimal form initially, and to create the remainder of the image in their mind. In the center of this image is a small reflective piece © 2000 • 48 by 24 inches • oil on woodof metal. $3750 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1386217959866-MZQH2GTO0EBA6ROZITON/big_subversion.jpg Previous Work - Subversion. The hazy ghost like appearance of the figure gives the image the feel of an old, out of focus photograph. The image is produced by pushing colored sand through a silkscreen onto metal. The metal is then placed in a kiln, melting the sand into glass. © 1999 • 12 by 9 inches • silkscreen enamel $850 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1385091771076-HLFOSFUJWO1ODUUYRPT3/big_thereGoes.jpg Previous Work - There Goes The Greatest Hitter Who Ever Lived. Ted Williams going up the stairs in his last game.The three images are Williams in different life stages. The painting is about the life cycle and some sort of afterlife. © 2003 • 72 by 36 inches • oil on canvas $3500 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1423868197392-DW6NTZHRTFTJKH4SLBDC/image-asset.jpeg Previous Work - None Comes To The Father Except Through Me. Ty Cobb, the overbearing patriarch imposing his nonsense on anyone who will listen.© 2005 • 4 by 3 feet • oil on canvas $3000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1424040635726-4STICLBWLMV95PABJ0JY/image-asset.jpeg Previous Work - Hans Wag The greatest shortstop ever Honus Wagner. 72" x 36" Oil on Canvas 1999. $6000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1423863562297-TF2EUYNZ3103RZY863LL/image-asset.jpeg Previous Work - An Air Of Mystery Christy Mathewson is the only pitcher in MLB history to rank in the top ten both in career wins and in career ERA. In 1936, Mathewson was elected into the Baseball Hall Of Fame as one of its "first five" inaugural members. Mathewson served in the U.S. Army's Chemical Warfare Service in World War I, and was accidentally exposed to chemical weapons during training; his respiratory system weakened from the exposure, he contracted tuberculosis and subsequently died of the disease in Saranac New York in 1925. Oil oN Canvas 72" x 24" $4500     https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1385091777596-NZHYOS2A2DIVX4HG6U47/big_imStronger.jpg Previous Work - I'm Stronger. This painting depicts Ted Williams. The five marks represent the five years he missed due to his military service in WWII and Korea. Ted would have hit over 700 home runs if not serving in the Marines. The title refers to having difficult times in your life — does this make you stronger, or angry and callous? © 2003 • 36 by 60 inches • oil on canvas $3000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1385091838069-LNVS3JS1VQIB3BYEQP1N/big_whiteJoshGibson.jpg Previous Work - The White Josh Gibson. © 2003 • 74 by 63 inches • oil on canvas $7500 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1385842310496-QCFITC205AL0S0TR314W/big_sheLeftYouPara.jpg Previous Work - She Left You Paranoid. © 2006 • 30 by 40 inches • oil on canvas $2250 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1385842299291-TYL38DMW2AQQMDQJJ8D1/big_quietPlease.jpg Previous Work - Quiet Please. © 2009 • 60 by 108 inches • oil on unstretched canvas and material $3500 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1385091731617-OZ18SQ2ROEHJDVE0Y9PX/big_imGoingToMissYou.jpg Previous Work - I'm Going to Miss You! Sold Private Collection- Ty Cobb and the myth of hero. The more you learn about people the less heroic they become. 2005 20"x 10" Oil on Canvas.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1423867903467-345JJPWBBKUIFRNFWI4V/image-asset.jpeg Previous Work - Liar 2007 Mixed Medium on Wooden Panel. $400 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1384379658454-DTXXDIN2BJK64I1QFXW7/big_3strikes.jpg Previous Work - 3 Strikes You're Out! Sold -Private Collection -Babe Ruth lived his life fast and hard. Among his vices were women, liquor, and cigars. He smoked up to 10 cigars a day, and died of throat cancer. The billboards in the background show a woman and a bottle of Jim Beam tipped towards his mouth. © 2004 • 20 by 24 inches • oil on canvas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1386256592052-9FOEBEISIG8OJLTU2KC0/big_fatLady.jpg Previous Work - The Fat Lady Is Singing. Sold- Private Collection Rube Waddell© 2009 • 48 by 24 inches • oil on canvas   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1384836871376-UY5G1TDWWO58GSWNEIGK/big_razorBladeShine.jpg Previous Work - Razor Blade Shine Sold Private Collection -Marty Bergen had suffered from spells of nervousness and catatonia; fear of his impulse to violence; loss of memory; and fits of melancholy. On Friday January 19, 1900, the Boston catcher murdered his family with an axe, and decapitated himself with a straight razor. The text at the bottom refers to common advice from baseball coaches to hitters practicing their swing. © 2004 • 24 by 24 inches • acrylic on canvas $2500 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1386256513330-AWHAGEUV63HDXP9Z7G5X/big_strangeFruit.jpg Previous Work - Strange Fruit SOLD- Private Collection -Racism, religion, and depression are the topics of this painting. The title refers to the Billie Holiday song about lynching. Rube Foster, the originator of the Negro Leagues, was institutionalized at the end of his life before finally hanging himself. I always thought this was an ironic way for him to die, considering the racist lynching going on at the time. The figure on the left is from a manual by the escape artist Houdini. © 2003 • 24 by 30 inches • oil on canvas Private Collection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1385092007624-NCYAU7O29BGPKTECSMH4/big_yourEyes.jpg Previous Work - Your Eyes Are Burning Holes Through Me. A portrait of Ty Cobb, influenced by Gerhard Richter and Ivan Albright. The painting includes crushed rocks, barbed wire, and tar. © 2000 • 36 by 36 inches • acrylic • Private Collection   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1385092060248-NUDE7BT4E45SP5F5CIMK/big_timeIsOfEssence.jpg Previous Work - Time Is Of The Essence. This piece is about Josh Gibson, the greatest power hitter the Negro Leagues ever saw. Gibson died at age 37 of brain tumors.The materials are important - the transparency representing the fragility of life. We will all die, and memories of us will fade. The bronze represents the importance of our legacy, and the impact it can have on the next generation. © 2000 • 14 by 12 inches • transparency, bronze, acrylic in shadow box Private Collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1385092075770-KIYTL28SBI3MAHTJKHLJ/big_innocentEyes.jpg Previous Work - Misinforming The Innocent Eyes. © 1999 • 22 by 28 inches • acrylic on canvas Private Collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1385092114354-1HJC4SDGLDDKV676M4P3/big_pinkTea.jpg Previous Work - No Pink Tea Or MollyCoddles. The title refers to a Ty Cobb quote that baseball is no place for men that are weak. I tried this stipling effect after becoming interested in the work of Fernand Leger. 1998. 72"x 48" Acrylic on Canvas. Private Collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1385346880943-49OFXURYDAC7HCOD6G2F/big_birdInHand.jpg Previous Work - A Bird In The Hand Is Worth Two In The Bush This proverb reads, The things we already have are more valuable than the things we only hope to get. © 2004 • 20 by 10 inches • oil on canvas Private Collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1385346896339-R6DRGWZL6QF9Q7QM5MT7/big_betterPlaceToHide.jpg Previous Work - A Better Place To Hide. Cap Anson was the first player to have 3,000 hits and one of the game's early superstars. He was also extremely adamant about keeping major league baseball segregated. He is in the foreground at a crooked angle, as his perception of the world. The water creates a barrier to isolate him. Crows fly in the background symbolizing Jim Crow laws. The tree is also a symbol of racism for obvious reasons, and used as a formalistic device to create symmetrical balance. © 2005 • 20 by 20 inches • oil on canvas Private Collection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1385346914772-7LJXPU00KDLIGH91YBIZ/big_3x400.jpg Previous Work - 3 x .400. © 1999 • 18 by 24 inches • acrylic on canvas • Private Collection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1385346930025-IGY9PXOV14R5GOOCBDIH/big_bringBackSun.jpg Previous Work - Bring Back The Sun This painting is about history vs. the present and the desire to return to the past. Nap Lajoie is in black and white, as is an abstract strip on the left side, which represents our past, in a battle with the color (present-future). The sun is painted as a mandala, in the manner a young child paints the sun. Bring back the sun (mandala) means bring back the innocence. © 2003 • 36 by 24 inches • oil on canvas • Private collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1385346950493-58SW7T3YXSK5QWL9GK5R/big_blankMirror.jpg Previous Work - Blank Mirror © 2001 • 48 by 60 inches • oil on canvas Private Collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1385347060338-RIIMICPIP8ZU1JG5SGUB/big_noNo.jpg Previous Work - No No Nanette. 2000. 40"x 40" Oil on Canvas Private Collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1385347075082-HPJD609UKOBOVCDVMMQP/big_greatestShortstop.jpg Previous Work - The Greatest Shortstop Ever 48" x 48" 2001 Oil On Canvas Private Collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1385347092934-CSZJHNPQNJIBRD3RAL7J/big_leaveInDitch.jpg Previous Work - Leave Them In The Ditch 40"x 30" 2003 Oil on Canvas. Private Collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1385842287245-6J11DZLLY7X7TC2G1JOZ/big_oneAndOnly.jpg Previous Work - The One And Only This is a close-up of Ty Cobb, who is the greatest hitter ever, and also one of the most hated players due to his fierce competitiveness. © 2004 • 24 by 36 inches • oil on canvas Private Collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1385842345484-7WN7X5727OG8K3542S5A/big_turnTheKey.jpg Previous Work - Turn The Key © 2003 • 36 by 60 inches • oil on canvas Private Collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1385842378941-ETAZC5HCTVU4O94G8QQB/email_shortSweet.jpg Previous Work - Short But Sweet. © 2010 • Oil on canvas, 24 inches by 30 inches Private Collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1386256526019-J4CM8P0TZN8HRIV67VN1/big_sinkSwim1.jpg Previous Work - Sink Or Swim Fielder Jones led the White Sox to the World Championship in 1906. He took losing extremely hard. After a tough loss he packed his things in the middle of the season and moved to Oregon, quitting baseball forever. The painting is about when things get difficult in life, and you feel as though you are drowning. Will you sink or swim? © 2005 • 20 by 20 inches • oil on canvas • Private collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1386256537676-9HSPMD8YJDY0IHWR4Z47/big_watchYourMouth.jpg Previous Work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1386256581198-3NAG4K3Z7OMRFE3BBTZA/big_imFadingOut.jpg Previous Work - I'm Fading Out. Jim Thorpe, quite possibly the greatest athlete ever. I found Native American symbols and wrote a story in a radial manner around the composition. The story is about the birth of a boy who is free of worry. The child is his father's pride. He becomes a man who is lightning fast and swift. He possesses the strength and introspection of a bear. 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Massive and magnificent image derives from the personal collection of 1909 Pittsburgh Pirates back-up catcher Paddy O'Connor, who is pictured as one of the players in this posed shot. Image size is 14x19", with mount extending to approximately 21x24". In original frame (25x29"). Photographs from this era presented in this dimension are extremely scarce. $1000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1385526577108-38U9S3114VSEKBUOQTLQ/1909+Jack+Johnson+vs.+Jim+Jeffries+Contract+Signing+Cabinet+Photograph.jpeg Memorabilia - 1909 Jack Johnson vs. Jim Jeffries Contract Signing Cabinet Photograph. For the racist element of white America, the national nightmare begins. Though Jack Johnson had claimed the Heavyweight Championship of the World in 1908 with his victory over Tommy Burns in Sydney, Australia, it was only with his 1910 destruction of Jeffries that the American public felt forced to accept his reign. This rather playful image of the contract signing belies the ugly sentiments that boiled beneath the surface (though surely we would not suggest that every white American felt threatened by Johnson's emergence). The photo appears to have been issued as some form of alcohol advertisement, as text at bottom right states, "Signing of the articles of the Jeffries-Johnson contest over a case of Pommery." Johnson is easy to spot, and Jeffries sits at the left shoulder of the mustached man at center, identified as promoter George Little. Near the right edge we see the familiar face of American League (baseball) president Ban Johnson, the 14x13" viewable area elicits few condition concerns, mainly a chip to the cardboard mount at upper left corner. Professionally matted and framed behind glare-proof glass to dimensions of twenty-two inches square. $1800 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1385526577694-VRN3QROPCP4EZ3LVC5Q1/1925+Detroit+Tigers+Original+Photograph+Collage+Display+Piece.jpeg Memorabilia - 1925 Detroit Tigers Original Photograph Display. Offered here is a spectacular original vintage photograph collage, featuring Ty Cobb and his 1925 Detroit Tigers. Framed and matted at 28x42", this piece is most likely a newspaper supplement, which exhibits multiple folds throughout. Frame exhibits moderate wear. $750 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1385526583997-HGIRD870297I9A0WYFDN/1952+New+York+Giants+Presentation+Tray.jpeg Memorabilia - 1952 New York Giants Presentation Tray. With the Polo Grounds serving as the background is this 12.5x16.75" tray. Facsimile signatures surround the surface as as do a few minor scratches. A placard reading "Art Abfier" is entrenched on front. Abfier was a well-known New York photographer. A rope is administered on for mounting purposes. $500 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1385526584672-09D6EUJ3LB28EV3Q79F6/1957+Ty+Cobb+Signed+Check+Display.jpeg Memorabilia - 1957 Ty Cobb Signed Check Display. The Georgia Peach uses his favored green ink to fill out and sign this personal check made payable to a "James W. Shipp" for sixty dollars. This is the most desirable format of Cobb checks, with his printed name running south to north at the left edge, a factor that adds appeal and value to the piece. All ink is 9/10, and a few storage fold lines do little to distract. The check is matted and framed beneath a classic Cobb action shot (modern photographic print) to dimensions of 19x21". Pre-certified by PSA/DNA. $1650 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1385526584917-1A8FJLCPY38N1LRC7BQO/1959+Boston+Red+Sox+Team+Huge+Poster+Signed+by+Ted+Williams.jpeg Memorabilia - 1959 Boston Red Sox Team Huge Poster Signed by Ted Williams Exceptionally rare and Enormous (48x68") poster issued by Narragansett Lager Beer would be worthy of collecting lust on its own, but adds a tasty twist with the addition of an appropriately large 10/10 blue sharpie signature from the team's greatest star. The poster is mounted on lightweight corrugated cardboard which performs its intended task surprisingly effectively, keeping the poster free of any significant condition flaws. A truly huge display piece that will draw the eye from fifty yards away. Almost certainly the largest Williams signed image on earth. Full LOA from James Spence Authentication. Pre-certified by PSA/DNA. $1500 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1385526585978-SJ6CR4AAQUMLPM8X5O6A/1959+Fleer+Ted+Williams+Uncut+Sheet+Signed+Fifteen+Times%281%29.jpeg Memorabilia - 1959 Fleer Ted Williams Uncut Sheet Signed 15 Times. You can never get too much of a good thing, and signed examples of Teddy Ballgame's eponymous 1959 Fleer issue are unquestionably good things. Here we present an uncut sheet of fifteen cards documenting the Hall of Fame career of this Boston legend, each blessed with a 9+/10 blue sharpie signature from The Kid himself. Minor edge wear causes no distraction. Included is a wax wrapper from an original pack. Full LOA from PSA/DNA. $3750 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1385526586090-JDISQ9H03YYHCZ55MIH3/1959+Fleer+Ted+Williams+Uncut+Sheet+Signed+Fifteen+Times%282%29.jpeg Memorabilia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1385526587453-U0UW8LYZUN5PPDRFJOZN/1959+Fleer+Ted+Williams+Uncut+Sheet+Signed+Twelve+Times%281%29.jpeg Memorabilia - 1959 Fleer Ted Williams Uncut Sheet Signed 12 Times. A companion piece to the previous lot, with only slightly more modest dimensions. A dozen cards from the 1959 set that documented the life and career of Boston's greatest star appear in this uncut sheet, each blessed with a 10/10 blue sharpie signature from Williams. Minor edge and corner wear is of little distraction. A top candidate for framing. Full LOA from PSA/DNA. $3000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1385526590597-ZKF2Q5OHQZPDQ6XIFVU8/1987+Mickey+Mantle+Signed+Book%3AMovie+Contract%28FRONT%29.jpeg Memorabilia - 1987 Mickey Mantle Signed Book/Movie Contract. Three-page contract appears to secure the film contract for an adaptation of the published work "The Mick." Third page is signed by Mantle in 10/10 ink. Pages are free of condition problems. Pre-certified by PSA/DNA. Auction LOA from James Spence Authentication. $1500 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1385526591087-E2II01UNS6PK8CSXGKH8/1987+Mickey+Mantle+Signed+Book%3AMovie+Contract%28SIGN2%29.jpeg Memorabilia - 1987 Mickey Mantle Signed Book/Movie Contract. Signature page. SOLD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1385526590649-4XCRK9M2UJE5FABVY3AC/1987+Mickey+Mantle+Signed+Book%3AMovie+Contract%28SIGN1%29.jpeg Memorabilia - 1987 Mickey Mantle Signed Book/Movie Contract. Mantle Signature SOLD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1385526591839-3L1FYNO74DM2PSAB083I/1998+Jim+Palmer+Original+Artwork+by+Intoy+Ginez.jpeg Memorabilia - 1998 Jim Palmer Original Charcoal Drawing by Intoy Ginez. Extraordinary skill and patience was required to create this stunning charcoal on board artwork, and almost photographic depiction of the Hall of Fame pitching legend in his early years. No detail is spared in the meticulous drawing, which measures an enormous 30x40" in size. Signed by artist at lower center. $3750 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1385526592743-RNQECPN4KA82KVNZ5IYW/Circa+1940s-50s+Pete+Gray+and+The+House+of+David+Poster.jpeg Memorabilia - Circa 1940s-50s Pete Gray and The House of David Broadside. Following his stint in the big leagues, Pete Gray enjoyed quite the following. This 13x19" poster was used for promotion of Gray's playing for the famous House of David baseball team. We thoroughly enjoy the headline "Whiskers Nite Baseball Whiskers." Minimal water spots are found on the lower region. The upper right corner is missing. Pencil markings are visible on the back as well. $500 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1385526591762-5PRAY5U7A5L1NXOIPOTU/1999+Joe+DiMaggio+Original+Artwork+by+Intoy+Ginez.jpeg Memorabilia - 1999 Joe DiMaggio Original Charcoal Drawing By Intoy Ginez. Meticulously rendered charcoal on board work is stunning in its detail and photorealism, exhibiting a mastery uncommon in the sports art realm. This wonderful portrait of a Streak-era Clipper dates to the final year of his life, and was likely crafted as a memorial to the recently fallen legend. Artist signed at lower left. Unframed, 20x30". $4000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1385526594152-EQBAR4L2ZKR2A4YCO0G2/Circa+1950s+Baseball+Circus+The+Globetrotters+of+Baseball+and+Indianapolis+Clowns+Negro+Leagues+Promotional+Poster.jpeg Memorabilia - Circa 1950's Baseball Circus The Globetrotters Of Baseball and Indianapolis Clowns Negro Leagues Promotional Broadside. Advertising some of baseball's finest is this 11x17" promotional poster, dubbed as a baseball circus. Bobo Small and Steve Anderson, a one-armed ballplayer, are promoted as featured attractions. I believe this was issued in the mid to late '50's because of the reference to Hank Aaron. The lower portion of this poster was used for promoting an Indianapolis Clowns tilt with the Kingston Braves. $500 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1385526595164-TPKDH8XWZ31NBR9RS0FW/Muhammad+Ali+Original+Kevin+Revis+Artwork.jpeg Memorabilia - Muhammad Ali Original Painting. A must-have for any serious collector of Muhammad Ali, this original painting features the champ in his classic white and black trunks. Measuring at 20x30", it was painted by notable artist Kevin Revis. $4500 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1385526594366-71PGUA7EMBR7YOFHDCAU/Fear+Strikes+Out+%28Paramount%2C+1957%29.+Three+Sheet+%2841%2522+X+79%2522%29.+Drama.jpeg Memorabilia - 1957 Fear Strikes Out 3 Sheet Movie Poster. Three Sheet (41" X 79"). Drama. Starring Anthony Perkins, Karl Malden , Norma Moore, Adam Williams, Perry Wilson. Directed by Robert Mulligan. An unrestored poster that displays signs of use. May include light edge or fold wear, slight fold separations, very minor paper loss, pinholes, or minor surface crinkles. The poster is in three sections, as originally printed. Please see full-color, enlargeable image below for more details. Folded, Fine/Very Fine. $200 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1385526596309-RXISJEMOO8S001ZXZRX9/Willie+Mays+Signed+Cut+Display%28FRONT%29.jpeg Memorabilia - Willie Mays Cut Signature PSA Encapsulated. Secured during the very early portion of Willie Mays' playing days is this cut autograph which has been applied to an index card. The rookie era blue ballpoint signature is stellar. PSA/DNA Encapsulation. $300 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/527a7b57e4b04a4b550fa46d/1385526594904-Z8PAPNK5C8QFNIQP7Q3F/Mickey+Mantle+%2522To+Mickey%2522+Signed+Business+Card.jpeg Memorabilia - Mickey Mantle "To Mickey" Signed Business Card Yankees legend Mickey Mantle personalized this 2x3.5" business card "To Mickey," in addition to his signature in 8/10 ink. Presenting superb eye appeal, this piece exhibits heavy toning and medium wear. 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