Ed West

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 number2015.67.38.14

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, lower right, in white: "Ed / WEST" Statistics and quote by respective artist printed on card verso, in black: "Height: 5’ 10” / Weight: 180 / Born: N.Y.C. / Home: Chicago / Throws: Right / Bats: Right FP: BFK / FC: Mine FF: Verichrome / FD: D-23 / FPh: / Ed West / The boy from New York City, Fast / Eddie, new to the game, is fast / establishing himself with his ability / to play any way anyone wants. Play- / ing for the Chicago club, he’s added / a little color to the otherwise mono- / chrome, not to say lackluster, team. / Previously playing for the New Mex- / icans, he misses those sandlot days / but now has settled in with the Sox.”

MarkingsNumber printed inside baseball image, on card verso, upper right, in black: "14"

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DescriptionIndividual "trading card" with portrait of a mustachioed Ed West wearing baseball cap and t-shirt while vigorously throwing baseball.

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