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Circa: 1934
Condition: Used
Country of Origin: United States
Manufacturer: Unmarked
This drawing depicts Bill Dickey in action as a catcher for the Yankees. William Malcolm Dickey (1907-1993) spent his entire 17-year professional career with the New York Yankees. He was a member of 8 World Series Championship teams and a part of four consecutive World Series Titles (1936-1939). He also played in 11 All-Star games during his career in baseball. He was an excellent defensive player with an exceptional lifetime batting average for a catcher with .313. Dickey was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1954. The drawing measures 9" x 13¼". It was autographed by Dickey while he was still a player, in 1934 or '35. He signed in the center in black ink, between his knees. 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 players' action poses in charcoal and pen & ink. When a team would come to town he would take his drawing to the game and seek out the subject for an autograph, usually in the dugout or 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.
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Although, unlike sports cards or photographs, this is unique and one-of-a-kind!
The autograph has not and will not be ‘certified’. This would require my sending it away so it can be looked over with a loupe, only to be told what I already know – that it is authentic. Any buyer will have two weeks to have the autograph certified if they desire it. And as always, your purchase may be returned for any reason for a full refund. (But not if restoration is attempted.) This item will be shipped flat by Priority Mail, UPS, or FedEx. Insurance will be required. |
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