LOT Old Heritage Auctions  /  2007 May Sports Sig. Auction #707  / 

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George Sosnak Folk Art Baseball, Monte Ward. IN

Currency:USD Category:Sports - Cards & Fan Shop Start Price:200.00 USD Estimated At:800.00 - 1,000.00 USD
George Sosnak Folk Art Baseball, Monte Ward. IN
<B>George Sosnak Folk Art Baseball, Monte Ward.</B></I> Perhaps only Leroy Neiman's name is more recognizable to collectors when it comes to the field of sports art. And while the styles of these two celebrated artists couldn't be more different, their love and appreciation for the subjects of their work is evident. George Sosnak began his career in baseball as an umpire of military games in Germany after the Second World War, later attending umpiring school in Florida, where he called balls and strikes at Detroit Tigers Spring Training games. It was around this time that Sosnak began to develop his distinctive folk art style, characterized by charmingly crude figures and painstakingly rendered text and statistics applied with almost mathematical precision. It has been estimated that the examples of Sosnak's art baseballs number in the low hundreds, and so it is quite an event that we are able to present eight here for the enjoyment of our bidding clientele. We invite you to pick your favorite-it will be a tough decision to make.<BR><BR>The man who taught the managerial ropes to the likes of Wilbert Robinson, John McGraw and Miller Huggins is honored by Sosnak's talented hand. One panel features a rendition of Ward's Coooperstown plaque, with the other featuring a rather comprehensive biography. Two panels of the ball remain untouched. An abrasion is evident over the portrait, resulting in a bit of smearing of the image.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Balls, Pucks, etc., Small (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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