Limited edition lithograph on heavy paper, signed and authenticated, 18×30″
Originally retailed for $500 in 1992, now being offered for $199.99
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Mr. Musial presented the first numbered print to President Clinton during a visit to the Oval Office (pictured).
“Stan Musial – Master Craftsman at Work” is a lithograph on heavy paper, produced in 1992 as a limited edition of 999 prints, each numbered and signed by Stan Musial and artist JuLee Simmons. Each print is accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity, a photograph of Stan Musial signing the lithographs (pictured here), and a plaque for mounting on a frame. The image is 18h x 30w inches, surrounded by a 2 inch white border containing Mr. Musial’s signature just below the image.
The print originally was marketed through The Alonzo Gallery in St. Petersburg, Florida, and approximately 400 were sold. The owner of that gallery passed away in 1998, and the prints have been off the market for approximately 15 years. The prints are once again being offered for sale by the artist.
Outfielder and first baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals between 1941 and 1963, Stan Musial is a 1969 Hall of Fame inductee, seven-time National League batting champion, and three-time National League Most Valuable Player. At 89, he is one of the last living representatives of a generation of baseball legends that included Joe DiMaggio, Ted Williams, and Mickey Mantle. The Society of American Baseball Research has named Stan Musial the fifth greatest player of the Twentieth Century, behind only Babe Ruth, Lou Gerhig, Ted Williams, and Hank Aaron.
At a press conference in 1992 publicizing the debut of the prints, Stan Musial said the following: “While I am not certain how much of a ‘master craftsman’ I was as a player, I do know how much I loved every moment of my major league experience with the St. Louis Cardinals. JuLee has captured both the mood and spirit of the game and the grace and warmth of the fans I so well remember.”
JuLee Simmons recalls: “Meeting ‘Stan the Man’ was a real thrill. Baseball fans everywhere remember him as one of the greatest players of all time, but I will always remember him as a kind and generous human being. In the present era of over-hyped, ego-driven sports ‘superstars,’ surrounded by their retinue of agents, publicists, and hangers on, it was refreshing to meet Stan, who proves that a person can be an all-time great and not have it go to his head.”