Ron Kaplan's Baseball Bookshelf
If it fits on a bookshelf, it fits here.
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On Saturday July 3 from 12 – 4:00 p.m., come celebrate America’s favorite pastime and the art of Norman Rockwell. Meet Linda Ruth Tosetti, Babe Ruth’s granddaughter; learn about the Major Leagues from Brian Daubach, former Red Sox first baseman; explore the art of baseball with illustrator Graig Kreindler; take a lively look at the […]
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Come on, you know you do it. Everybody does it… The first time I “discovered” myself was in an airport in Milwaukee, coming back, appropriately enough, from a SABR convention. In the time since, when I’ve Googled myself to see where mention of The Bookshelf might have appeared. I’ve discovered I share the name with […]
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May seems to be arts month across the country, and it should be no surprise that baseball would be well represented. *** George Krevsky Gallery’s (77 Geary Street, 2nd Floor, San Francisco) presents its 12th annual baseball exhibition featuring artists from across the country capturing America’s national pastime in paintings, drawings, photography, and sculpture. The […]
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Jayson Bay, by the Boston Red Sox “The Scream,” by Edvard Munch
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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 […]
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http://www.hilaryshepherd.com/rantsnraves/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/body-painting-2.jpgFrom Boston.com, the web presence of the Boston Globe: Sometimes it seems like you could go a whole 10 minutes in Boston without someone pontificating about the good old days and the game of baseball’s lengthy and proud history. In case you find yourself in one of those ruts, you might want to check out […]
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Yesterday (Oct. 2), the Appleton Art Center opened “an exhibition featuring several works from its popular ‘Art of the Diamond: Baseball’ exhibit, which was originally on display in April and May as part of a series of events organized by Fox Cities arts groups under the title ‘Home Run for the Arts.’” Also in the […]
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The Sport Artwork Forum ran this interview with baseball artist Dick Perez, whose style would be instantly recognizable to a certain segment of baseball card (“art to go”?) collectors. The forum ran a similar Q&A with John Hanley. Several years ago, when I was researching the Montreal Expos, I spoke with Andres Gallaraga. It was […]
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“Oregon Nisei Baseball — The Early Years” exhibit featuring black-and-white images of Nisei teams and Northwest baseball tournaments. Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center: 121 N.W. Second Ave. (503-224-1458) Hours: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Tue-Sat, noon-3 p.m. Sun. Opening reception 1:30 p.m. Sun, Sept. 14; through Jan. 11, 2009. From the Web site: In celebration of the 10th […]
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And a bargain at less than $12,000.
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Came across this piece about a comic give-away courtesy the Colorado Springs Sky Sox on the Againwiththecomics blog.
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Baseball deco for kiddies.
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Artist Michael Naples hosts “A painting a day” which allows visitors to bid on his work. This one is baseball-related (what else) and would look very nice, framed, on a bookshelf. The auction is held via E-bay through Aug. 10. The bidding on the 6″x6″ item starts at $100.
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In the movie Field of Dreams, the ghost of Shoeless Joe Jackson appears on a Midwest baseball field constructed specifically for him by farmer Ray Kinsella. “Is this heaven,” asks the bemused ballplayer, who had been banned from the game for his role in the 1919 Black Sox scandal? “No,” replies his host, “It’s Iowa.” […]
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From a GKG press release: It wouldn’t be spring without baseball. Nor would it be spring without the annual “Art of Baseball” exhibition at the George Krevsky Gallery. Now in its 11th year, the exhibit opens with a reception on Thursday, May 1st, and will be on view through Saturday, June 7th. This year’s theme […]
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From the Litchfield County (CT) Times, this article about sports art dealer Bill Goff, whose “primary business is to publish and market, by direct mail and web site, limited-edition, signed and numbered offset lithographs of ballpark/arena/golf scenes and sports still lifes.”
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(Hope I spelled that right). In recognition of spring training, the Week in Review Section of today’s New York Times has a series of sketches drawn in 1962 by Sports Illustrated‘s Robert Weaver. There’s a slide show of several these drawings — with text by illustrator and art teacher DB Dowd — of the marvelous […]
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Execrpted from an entry on darkmattermag.com: “When I was young, I collected autographs of active and retired baseball players using a book that actually listed their home addresses. This book even had addresses for old umpires, including the umpire depicted in the center of Rockwell’s painting, “Beans” Reardon. So, I have a small reproduction of […]
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In my most recent "day job," I was the sports and features editor for a weekly New Jersey newspaper, where I hosted another blog. Busy, busy, busy.
I did a profile piece on the award-winning cartoonist Arnold Roth and he was nice enough to "immortalize" me.
My article on the later biographies of Babe Ruth appears in
My article on the Mets’ 1969 postseason appears in
Profiles of several Jewish baseball figures appear in
