James Ormsbee Chapin
Norman Rockwell for The Saturday Evening Post
Norman Rockwell for The Saturday Evening Post
Norman Rockwell for The Saturday Evening Post
J.C. Leyendecker
Gorgeous portrait of Ted Williams by Graig Kreindler
Pat Collins, 1927 Yankees. Another wonderful piece by Graig Kreindler.
Stan Musial by Graig Kreindler. I'm loving this artist's work.
Norman Rockwell for The Saturday Evening Post
And now for some favorite football images:
J.C. Leyendecker's legendary (and rather handsome) football player
J.C. Leyendecker
J.C. Leyendecker
J.C. Leyendecker
J.C. Leyendecker - studies
Fun paintings on this BIG sports day.
When I think of Norman Rockwell, J.C. Leyendecker's name automatically pops up. Leyendecker was a great influence on Rockwell. You can see this especially in Rockwell's early work. They were friends and fellow illustrators during the golden age of iconic illustration.
During my research for this post, I happily discovered the work of Graig Kreindler and reacquainted myself with James Ormsbee Chapin's.
MANY undecided baseball races still going on with only four days to go. It's the most exciting race to the finish in years. Who will make it to the post-season? My team (the NY Mets) is out of it, but I would love to see the Baltimore Orioles make it to the World Series. Of course they'd have to get through the Yankees for that and let's face it, a World Series without the Yankees always seems kind of flat. I'm not a Yankee fan, but I understand the luster they bring to a championship series - damn their hides.
I'm not forgetting pro- football which is also being played today all over the country. My team is the NY Giants (even if they play in New Jersey).
But admittedly, my focus today is on baseball.
Hello Yvette:
ReplyDeleteSome wonderful and very powerful art works are included in this post. Unfortunately, where football, and to an even greater degree baseball, are concerned we are totally out of our depth and have no knowledge of either the games themselves let alone any of these artists. But all hugely interesting and fun to be connected to a topic outside our experience.
Hope you'll cheer on my Washington Nationals in the postseason. It's been such a fun summer in D.C., something we simply aren't used to where baseball is concerned.
ReplyDeleteGeorge Van Haltren was a 19th century outfielder. Hit left-handed. And judging by the painting, played for New York. Which is the sum total of everything I know about him.
ReplyDeleteI'm with VP81955 -- cheer on the Nats, we're in uncharted waters here.
Jane and Lance you are so sweet to stop by and comment even if the subject matter is a mystery to you. Thanks! Maybe you'll start watching a little baseball once in a while. :)
ReplyDeleteI forgot the Nationals are in it. Of course I'll be rooting for them. Not the Yankees for sure. :)
ReplyDeleteMonkey, I'll be cheering for the Nationals. If it's a Nationals vs. Yankees World Series, it will be intense!
ReplyDeleteI loved all the illustrations you found Yvette--i'm a big Norman Rockweel fan!
ReplyDeleteI was happy the Yanees won today! I've been a Met and Yankee fan forever, but I may have to add the Rockies nest year..lol!
Great paintings, Yvette, especially the one where the three match referees, I think, are looking up as it begins to rain. It's a familiar sight on the Indian cricket ground. In fact, someone's got to do similar paintings of cricket and some of its legends. You're right there's no information about the two paintings you mentioned, the "Baseball" and "Dream". All I found was that the "Dream" painting was the cover art for "Sunday Magazine of the Minneapolis Journal," June 18, 1911, and is titled "Some Day", artist unknown. The painting of the boy who dreams of making it big "some day" appears to have been quite popular at the time.
ReplyDeleteHi Yvette - I always enjoy the work of Rockwell and Lyendecker, but the paintings of Graig Kreindler are new to me. The Baseball hall of Fame would be insane not to commission Kreindler full-time!
ReplyDeleteOh, definitely, Pat. The Rockies are your team of the future. :)
ReplyDeleteMy Mets were a disaster again this year, but I like the Orioles and the Nationals this year.
It's an exciting race!
Prashant, those three men in black are baseball umpires. (Sort of like match referees.) That is a pretty famous Rockwell painting.
ReplyDeleteIt takes a lot these days to call a game, especially at this important time of year.
Thanks so much for researching the art a bit further, Prashant.
Mark, isn't he wonderful? He has a Facebook page where some of his paintings are displayed in addition to his website.
ReplyDeleteI absolutely LOVE his paintings. Maybe I'll start a Pinterest page for his work. :)
Yvette, I should have mentioned "umpires" too for that's what we have in cricket too. Referees are for football or soccer. I don't know much about baseball except it's a lot like cricket—a handful of players, a bat, a ball, and runs to score.
ReplyDeleteExactly like baseball, Prashant. Except not. :)
ReplyDeleteOh, meant to add, that I love those cricket uniforms. You guys have better uniforms!!
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