John Szarkowski

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 number2015.67.38.125

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: "John Szarkowski" Statistics and quote by respective artist printed on card verso, in black: "Height: 6’/ Weight: 160 / Born: Ashland, Wis. / Home: N.Y.C. / Throws: R / Bats: R FP: None / FC: Deardorf FF: Super XX / FD: D-23 / FPh: Atget / John Szarkowski / Atget is my favorite, even though he / didn’t have a really sharp-breaking / curveball like Kertesz, or a high / hard one like Weston, and couldn’t / cover a really big outfield like / Cartier-Bresson, because he played / position perfectly, handled every- / thing that came his way, and made the / whole thing look as easy as girl’s / softball."

MarkingsNumber printed inside baseball image, on card verso, upper right, in black: "125"

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DescriptionIndividual "trading card" with portrait of John Szarkowski holding up baseball glove and wearing glasses, baseball cap, and raglan tee.

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