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Where is all the original baseball card artwork?
At a recent card show, I came across what appeared to the original artwork of a couple National Chicle football cards from 1935. It occurred to me that I've never seen a single piece of original hand-painted baseball card artwork, which is pretty remarkable considering how much time I've spent looking at cards over the past 40 years. So my question is: where is it? Certainly there must be hundreds, if not thousands of pieces in existence, especially when you consider the sheer volume of cards ... from T206s to 1950-52 Bowmans ... that were produced. Someone could put together a fascinating exhibit. Also, does anybody have any resources for learning about the individual artists who created these sets. Some of these guys, particularly those who created T3s, T206s, Obaks and the 1950-52 Bowmans, are certainly worthy of recognition ...
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There is a decent amount of Topps and Bowman original artwork around; I seem to recall over 100 1953 Topps paintings were auctioned fairly recently and Topps Vault has sold a ton of stuff over the years. I have also seen some 51/52 Bowman artwork from time to time. I would guess a lot of between the wars stuff is gone-I recall reading Goudey destroyed much of theirs and in pre-war I can't believe much American Litho or Caramel stuff has ever been out there.
Last edited by toppcat; 07-28-2009 at 05:46 PM. |
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There is minimal original art for Pre-War baseball cards. Original paintings for Diamond Stars and National Chicle football exist, photos for Exhibit Supply cards and a few other isolated cards and minor issues. You'll see the Diamond Stars and Chicle paintings for sale/auction every once in a while, and several Diamond Star paintings are pictured in the Halper catalog.
If you include proofs, which are production items from the making/designing of the cards, you can find Pre-War material, including from Old Judge, T206s and T3s. Also rare but available are the original full color paintings for other pre-war items like magazine covers and calendars. Collecting original magazine cover paintings and art from all areas and subjects would be an interesting area of collecting, as you can get cover art for everything from Sports Illustrated to Vogue. Last edited by drc; 07-28-2009 at 06:05 PM. |
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Lates 1930's photos
Most of the Playball's and other late 1930's issues are from original photos take by George C. Burke. At one time I had a few hundred them. These can still be found with his stamp and numbering on the back.
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Here's a vintage pulp cover painting (I believe) of Bob Meusel in a Reds unifrom (the only year he played for them)
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53 topps
These were auctioned by Hunt's in Aug 2005 (not mine)
Last edited by rnisly; 07-29-2009 at 06:18 AM. |
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