* Can you Topps this? Artist Brian Fox

March 26, 2009

Kudos to Mr. Fox. The artist received the assignment of a lifetime. His work has been selected by Topps as a special insert into their 2009 set. But not as a mere insert. Distributed among the thousands of packs are “redemption cards” which can be exchanged for one of 50 individually drawn card-size sketches. So there’s virtually no way to collect them all, making each one even more valuable.

Among Fox’s collector’s items:

Josh Beckett

David Ortiz

Babe Ruth (5 cards)
Ty Cobb (3)
Mickey Mantle (3)
Jackie Robinson (2)
Manny Ramirez (2)
Chase Utley (2)
Derek Lee
Jorge Posada (2)
Mariano Rivera
Chipper Jones (3)
Josh Hamilton (2)
Dustin Pedroia (2)
Magglio Ordonez
David Ortiz (2)
Jose Reyes
Ichiro Suzuki (3)
Randy Johnson
Vlad Guerrero
Andy Pettitte
Mike Lowell
Albert Puljos
Ryan Braun (2)
Ryan Howard
Jacoby Ellsbury
Jim Thome
David Wright
Ken Griffey Jr.
Derek Jeter
Alex Rodriguez
Johan Santana
Alex Rios
Josh Beckett (right)
Jonathan Papelbon
Greg Maddux

I had the chance to share a few minutes with Fox to discuss his craft, the technical demands of “drawing small,” and the philosophical difficulty the Red Sox Nation-based artist had in working on portraits of Yankees players.

For more information on Fox and his work, visit his website.

Portrait of the artist.

Portrait of the artist.

Brian Fox with the Red Sox' Kevin Youkilis

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