Show your WOODcuts!

[bigfanNY]

I bought these in the late 1970's from an artist/art student in NY. He lived in the upper east side and My Dad and I went to his house/studio and picked bought home 4 or 5. I have /had a number of non colored woodcuts and even a few complete Harper's with woodcut's. But I have always liked the hand colored versions and rotate a few on display.

[GaryPassamonte]

Daily Graphic.

[bigfanNY]

Going to post a few more and repost the Baseball Match at Elysian Fields Hoboken, It was published October 15th 1859 pages 664-665 in Harpers weekly. It is the oldest baseball item I own. Also a great woodcut of Ewing sliding Flint catching. The artist did his homework trying his best to get the uniform colors correct. The Boston as discussed earlier was reissued later and I believe that it was water-colored as opposed to drawn striking image. And the uncolored version of the Atlantic's of Brooklyn and the Athletics's of Phila. A game of Baseball in Thirteenth regiment armory. And the new home of the NY Metropolitan's on Staten Island.
J

[Joe Hunter]

Here are a couple that you don't see every day. Aug 15 1871 Illustrated London News(Boston - great illustration of the underhand pitchers delivery and split grip) and 1869 New York Clipper of the Cincinnati Red Stockings.

[bigfanNY]

The two player woodcut with an early Commy is a half page so nice and large. A powerhouse White Sox team

[Runscott]

They don't do much for me, but that's mainly because there is a limited selection of quality ones and I've seen them all many times. The hand-tinted ones are interesting if done well, and most were tinted near the time of printing.

[aquarius31]

Very nice Joe! Here are a few more.

09/12/57 - Spirit of the Times - Base Ball in America
07/15/76 - Canadian Illustrated News - Tecumseh Baseball Club
10/17/85 – Police Gazette – The Monarchs of the Diamond Field

[clydepepper]

Originally Posted by bigfanNY

I bought these in the late 1970's from an artist/art student in NY. He lived in the upper east side and My Dad and I went to his house/studio and picked bought home 4 or 5. I have /had a number of non colored woodcuts and even a few complete Harper's with woodcut's. But I have always liked the hand colored versions and rotate a few on display.

I have the one on top: 'New York versus Boston' (not framed) and am looking to sell it.

PM if any interest.

-Raymond

[YankeeFan]

I love the woodcuts too. I have a few, but none of those beautiful hand-colored ones.

Here's one that hasn't been posted yet. It is from 1865. The caption reads:

Grand Match between the Athletic Base Ball Club of Philadelphia, and the Resolute Club of Brooklyn, N.Y., Thursday, June 15th, at the Union Ground, Brooklyn



I've always been intrigued by that building standing in the middle of the outfield. Does anyone know what the purpose of that was?