Bill Larson

Artist Mike Mandel (American, born 1950)

Date1975

MediumPhotolithograph

DimensionsImage: 3 1/8 × 2 3/16 inches (7.94 × 5.56 cm)
Sheet: 3 1/2 × 2 1/2 inches (8.89 × 6.35 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation

Object number2015.67.38.90

SignedCopyright printed on card verso, bottom, in black: "Gum by Topps Chewing Gum, Brooklyn / Litho by Mike Roberts, Berkeley / © Mike Mandel"

InscribedName printed on sheet recto, bottom, in white: "Bill LARSON" Statistics and quote by respective artist printed on card verso, in black: "Height: 5’ 11” / Weight: 165 / Born: N. Tonawanda, N.Y. / Home: Philadelphia, Pa. / Throws: Right / Bats: Right FP: Kodak / FC: Camera Obsc. FF: Kodak / FD: Kodak / FPh: The good ones / Bill Larson / I have played the game a long time, / but I have yet to reach home plate."

MarkingsNumber printed inside baseball image, on card verso, upper right, in black: "90"

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DescriptionIndividual "trading card" with portrait of Bill Larson wearing cap with lightning bolt on top, sunglasses, and raglan tee while poised with baseball bat.

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