SOLD Bob Shawkee Pitching-For-Yanks-1921 Graphite Drawing antique copper rivets MA in 1866

MA in 1866

I'd probably use it as a sculptural pedestal for other things

as if a study for a medal to be cast in bronze

and I imagine it may indeed have been done as an illustration for a book or publication about sea creatures

and fun to play around with

SOLD Bob Shawkee Pitching-For-Yanks-1921 Graphite Drawing antique copper rivets MA in 1866I love the game of baseball, and everything about this drawing, most of the strange but very tender handling of the fingers on Bob Shawkey's pitching hand so good. His cap and glove and slightly open mouth are all pretty great too, and the style of the lettering at the bottom just right. Surely done by a Yankees obsessed adolescent boy in 1921, who it gives me pleasure to imagine drawing all his favorite players. 8" x 10", graphite on wove paper with