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Circa: 1934
Condition: Used
Country of Origin: United States
Manufacturer: Unmarked
Mel Ott is depicted here with the New York Giants in this charcoal and pen & ink drawing. Melvin Thomas Ott (1909-58) was an outfielder for the Giants from 1926-47. He played in the 1933 World Series, and was a member of the 1936 and ‘37 ‘National League Champion’ N.Y. Giants teams. In his career, Ott was named to 12 National League All-Star Teams (1934-'45). He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1951. The drawing measures 6½" x 13". It was autographed by Ott while he was still a player, in 1934 or '35. He signed on the background in black ink. The autograph is not as clean as we would like; there is an ink-over on the 'l' in Mel. This situation is reflected in our price.
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.
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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’. 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. This item will be shipped flat by Priority Mail, UPS, or FedEx. Insurance will be required. |
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