Bowman Gum Co. - Help needed for Research Project
 

Hello all,

I am working on a project that focuses on Jacob Warren Bowman's gum company, specifically the processes and practices used to design and manufacture their cards. I am particularly interested in the 1953 Bowman Color set. If anyone here can provide any information, or can suggest individuals or resources that may be of help, I would greatly appreciate it!

- Alex

Check out Dean from "Dean's Cards" book on early Topps/Bowman sets.

https://www.amazon.com/Bubble-Gum-Ca...ps%2C91&sr=8-1

Had no idea that "Dean" from Deans Cards was also the author on several of these....

For years just thought that he was simply the guy with the highest priced cards on the internet....

I love the idea of learning more about Bowmans from 1950 to 1953, which are in my estimation the most attractive of all baseball cards. Over that four-year span, Bowman basically created two very different styles of cards — one that required an artist to paint a black and white photo, and the other that required a photographer to capture a player posing in color. I've long wondered who painted those many hundreds of baseball and football photos from the 1950-52 sets, and who snapped those color photos in the '53 baseball set. In the latter, it appears the photographer knew many of the players — everybody seems happy and relaxed, as if there was pretty woman standing there and flirting with them.

+1 And I will only add one thing - the '52 Bowman Football cards are, arguably, even better works of art than their baseball counterparts! With minimal blackline outlining, more detail, and a wider variety of colors, this set, to me, represents the absolute best sports card artwork of all time.

Alex, I have a collection of Bowman ads and some of the original photographs for some of the cards from several years if you want me to send some pics. I am also very very interested in the Bowman history as I have now narrowed my collection to Bowman baseball only all years.

Just messaged you, thanks!