Joan Lyons

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 number2015.67.38.109

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, upper left, in black: "Joan / LYONS" Statistics and quote by respective artist printed on card verso, in black: "Height: 5’ 4”/ Weight: 125 / Born: Brooklyn / Home: Rochester / Throws: Right / Bats: Right FP: Rives / FC: 20X24 Copy FF: Kodalith / FD: Kodalith / FPh: Max Ernst / Joan Lyons / According to my son David, about / the most significant fact of my / life is that Sandy Koufax was in my / high school class. As a matter of / fact, I was pretty fair shortstop. / Baseball was very important in Brook / lyn – and Brooklyn was very import- / ant in getting me out of it – and / into such no-Brooklyn pursuits as / photography."

MarkingsNumber printed inside baseball image, on card verso, upper right, in black: "109"

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DescriptionIndividual "trading card" with portrait of Joan Lyons poised with baseball bat wearing cap, raglan tee, and beaded necklace.

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