My latest painting of Jackie Robinson.
For the second year in a row, I will be having an exhibition of more than twenty paintings at Gallery 1200 in Hoboken. The opening reception will be May 4, 2013 and the doors are open to the public at 7PM. Come see a bevy of new paintings including Jackie Robinson, Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, Pele, Eli Manning and many more. Refreshments will be served and we are working on some special guest appearances. Updates will be posted in the coming weeks
If you can’t make it the that night, the show will run until July 4th.
Gallery 1200: 1200 Washington Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030
Hours: Thursday & Friday 4-9PM, Sat 2-9PM, Sun 11am-4pm
email: info@gallery1200.org or message me here
I realize many of you are out of the area, but in the off chance you hit Hudson County, feel free to stop by. Thanks!
The show is sponsored by The Mason Family Civic League.
Work in progress. A young Hank Aaron of the Milwaukee Braves. Lots of work left to do. Gotta put some fannies in the seats. Should post the final next week.
In Game 5 of the 1956 World Series, Gil Hodges led off the top of the fifth inning for the Dodgers. On a 2-2 count, Hodges hit a scorching line drive to deep left center field. Mickey took off at top speed running back and to is right toward left center field. In the middle of his gait, just as the ball was about to sail past him, he reached up across his body and speared the ball backhanded for a tremendous running catch, which robbed Hodges of an extra-base hit and preserved Larsen’s perfect game.
On April 18, 1946 Jackie Robinson stepped onto the field at Roosevelt Stadium in Jersey City, New Jersey in a Montreal Royals’ uniform, breaking the color barrier in professional baseball. In his first game, he displayed the kind of play that would make him a legend: he drove in four runs with four hits, including a home run and stole two bases. Here is my painting of one of his first moments on that field.
On 19 June 1846, one of the first officially recorded, organized baseball matches was played under Alexander Joy Cartwright’s rules on Hoboken’s Elysian Fields with the New York Base Ball Club defeating the Knickerbockers 23-1. Cartwright umpired. Here is my painting based on a wood cut from that famous game.
