Mickey Mantle from...

[Jay Wolt]

Graig, that's a fantastic pose of the Mick w/ the facade in the backround
Can't wait to see it when its complete

[BigJJ]

Graig, still brainstorming. But given the long sleeve underjersey, it would likely be April/May or September/October. Has the feel of April/May. Will give more thought. Best J

[BigJJ]

The bat is pristine, lends more support to the picture being from the very beginning of the season. obviouslycould be a new bat Mantle started to play with but I think the picture is from the very beginning of the season.

[perezfan]

WOW... A larger-than-life pose, with the best backdrop imaginable. That will make for one spectacular Kreinder masterpiece... epic image!

(Sorry I can't add any value with regard to the time-frame)

[BigJJ]

Think there's a 6 on the back of that jersey given the date. Graig I looked and looked but cannot find a wire photo of it which would have the date. Fairly certain it is April 1951. Awesome image - cant wait to see the piece when finished - how big will it be? May be a UPI photo which I find difficult to locate.

[MVSNYC]

Originally Posted by BigJJ

Graig, still brainstorming. But given the long sleeve underjersey, it would likely be April/May or September/October. Has the feel of April/May. Will give more thought. Best J

+1

I thought the same, but i'm leaning towards September as the sky & his shadow feels like fall.

Can't wait to see the final piece!