Bobby Heinecken
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)
Sheet: 3 1/2 × 2 1/2 inches (8.89 × 6.35 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2015.67.38.101
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, top, in black: "Bobby / Heinecken"
Statistics and quote by respective artist printed on card verso, in black: "Height: 4’ 18”/ Weight: Barely controlled / Born: Denver and again in LA in 1960’s / Home: LA / Throws: Left / Bats: same FP: National Enquirer/ FC:8 X 10 View FF: Treasure of Sierra Madre / FD: US Plywood / FPh: R. Rauschenberg / Bobby Heinecken / Bob was the direct seeing radical / synthesizer the West Coast Team of / Photography had been looking for the / past few years to fill out their / apparent roster. A fine fielder and / socializer, he’ll be able to pass on / his bizarre experiences with light / to the younger players as needed to / maintain the W.C.T. of P. in its / historic tradition. / Critics often misspell his last name, / hence he is often mistaken for the / European beer player."
MarkingsNumber printed inside baseball image, on card verso, upper right, in black: "101"
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