Conrad Pressma

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 number2015.67.38.124

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: "C.J. PRESSMA" Statistics and quote by respective artist printed on card verso, in black: "Height: 5’ 10”/ Weight: 200 / Born: Louisville, Ky. / Home: Louisville, Ky. / Throws: Right / Bats: Right FP: Dupont UB / FC: Bronica EC FF: Ilford HP4 / FD: Edwal FG-7 / FPh: C.J. Laughlin / Conrad Pressma / I am particularly glad to have / finally made it to “stardom” as a / baseball photographer. Next week / I fly out to the coast to do a / shaving cream ad. It all comes so / easy once you’ve made it "

MarkingsNumber printed inside baseball image, on card verso, upper right, in black: "124"

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DescriptionIndividual "trading card" with portrait of Conrad Pressma holding baseball bat and looking up into the sky.

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