Detroit Tigers Lou Whitaker Hand Painted George Sosnak Folk Art Baseball Signed
$1,349.00
Elaborate folk-art tribute ball hand-painted by former umpire George Sosnak (1922-1992) commemorating both the 1990 Major League Baseball "Lockout" and Detroit Tigers second baseman Lou Whitaker. Three of the six panels feature Sosnak's meticulous artwork and lettering, including a full side-panel illustration of Whitaker. Signed and dated ("1990") by Sosnak on the Whitaker panel. The other three panels feature 17 blue-ink signatures, which are very light and practically illegible. Although Sosnak was a prolific artist, by some accounts creating over 800 illustrated baseballs, the popularity of his works has continued to grow with each passing decade. Sosnak is nearly as well known in the folk-art community as he is in the field of baseball collectibles, so it is no surprise that examples of his work can be found in both the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, and the American Folk Art Museum in New York City. One of Sosnak's balls (detailing JFK’s Opening Day pitch at a 1962 Senators game) can even be found in the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library.
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