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Originally Posted by Seven
Beautiful job. I'm guessing the portrait part of the card took inspiration from the 1954 Red Heart? 1955 Kills me, I'm not a huge fan of the Bowman Set on the whole that year, I don't like the whole "TV Set" Design. I'm eventually going to have to pick it up because I don't think there are any alternatives though, and I need a Mantle from that year to complete one of my collecting goals.
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Thank you! These are from earlier work. They are part of the Banty Red "Lost Series" or "Cards That Never Were"...there will be a new '55 Mantle later this year that is spectacular.
I hear you on the TV set. Funny thing is, while I loathed those for 40 years, a couple years ago I started to like them. Probably because I had ignored them for so long, the poses were fresh to me. I am just collecting the players I like so I'll compile about 100 of them. I added a Mantle last year and I really like it, Lol.
The '54 Red Heart may have inspired my subconsciously? I can't tell you what it looks like, honestly. There are so few photos of Mickey from '53 it's actually odd. Topps shot a ton (hat on, off, posed, swinging, in a chair, stadium background, spring, etc.) Bowman was like "we've got ONE day in spring and one day in Philly...let's rock!" So '53 photos to be used for 54's were in short supply, Lol.