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Originally Posted by GKreindler
This commission was based on a George Silk photograph that's currently in the LIFE Magazine archives (soon to be back with Getty from what I understand). I always thought the image itself was pretty iconic, with Aaron looking huge against the background of Wrigley, and in my head, the viewer's eyes could go straight to that red #44. That being said, there's still a lot of interesting texture throughout, whether it's the grain in the bat, the dirt, the ivy, the grass, and even some fun color in the guys on the field...it's just chock full of fun stuff. In the end, hopefully I did the image, and Henry, justice.
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Speaking of George Silk photos, my favorite is the image of the 1960 World Series with Pitt students watching Forbes Field from atop the Cathedral of Learning. Would love to see Greg do that image.