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Circa: 1934
Condition: Used
Country of Origin: United States
Manufacturer: Unmarked
This drawing is of Jimmie Foxx, who is depicted here in an action pose with the Philadelphia Athletics (1926–35). James Emory Foxx (1907-67) led the American League in home runs four seasons, hitting 58 in 1932; and hit 30 or more home runs for 12 consecutive seasons, a record surpassed only by Barry Bonds. On defense, Foxx was a first baseman. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall Of Fame in 1951. The drawing measures 6.5" x 12.5". It was signed by Foxx while he was still a player, in 1934 or '35. He signed on his right hip with black ink. The autograph is bold and clean.

The artist was my father, Arthur Haas, who lived in New York City until 1938. A commercial artist by trade and a huge sports fan, he would render the player's action pose in charcoal and pen & ink and then label the drawings by hand with the player’s position and team name. When a team would come to town he'd take his artwork to the game and seek out the subject for an autograph, whether in the dugout or in the locker room. This piece was done on heavy weight drawing paper, and may have been sprayed with a fixatif. It is signed and dated by my dad. We are pricing this as if it were an autographed 8 x 10 photo, since my dad was an unknown artist. Although, unlike sports cards or photographs, this is unique and one-of-a-kind!

The autograph has not and will not be ‘certified’.