Ira Nowinski

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 number2015.67.38.40

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: "IRA NOWINSKI" Statistics and quote by respective artist printed on card verso, in black: "Height: 5’ 13” / Weight: 250 / Born: San Diego / Home: San Francisco / Throws: Right / Bats: Switch FP: N.Y. Times / FC: DL Robertson FF: Harder They Come / FD: D-38 / FPh: Adal Maldonado / Ira Nowinski / I slashed my hand yesterday sliding / into second and the son of a bitch / spiked me as I hit the bag. I didn’t / even get to bat that day. "

MarkingsNumber printed inside baseball image, on card verso, upper right, in black: "40"

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DescriptionIndividual "trading card" with portrait of Ira Nowinski in profile with long hair wearing baseball cap and boldly patterned shirt.

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