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T206 Burch "Statue of Liberty" ???
This is a fun thread I once posted elsewhere. The T206 Burch (Batting) has a monument in the background. Looks to me like a statue. And, [gasp], Mr. Burch happened to play in Brooklyn, N.Y. Sure, Lady Liberty was probably not visible from the Brooklyn ballpark yatta yatta. But, Burch (Batting) is a 150-only subject -- one of the very first produced in the set. What better way to draw attention than by sketching an iconic image in the background? Any thoughts?
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I asked the same question back on the Full Count board
Seems everyone there thought it was a building like a city hall or temple of some sort. I still say SoL.
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Ed, sorry for stepping on your terrain (I did not know). I agree with you that it's likely inspired by SoL. Scot
Last edited by sreader3; 05-28-2015 at 09:05 PM. |
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Good eye Scot and Ed. I like to look at the buildings in the backgrounds but it never occured to me that this one might be to Statue of Liberty. Now that you point it out I have to agree with you that it looks like that is what the artist was going for. Very cool, thanks for posting.
Last edited by Jobu; 05-28-2015 at 09:27 PM. Reason: + "and Ed" |
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The Burch artwork is so great, it was drawn so early in the process and the structure is so prominently featured that I can't help but think it was SoL inspired. Hat tip to Ed who raised the issue first.
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Scott, no harm, no foul
Just glad to hear someone agrees with me after about twelve years of having asked the question.
Take care.
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Interesting....
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When you are actually standing on the Brooklyn waterfront, or on the promenade in Brooklyn Heights, and viewing the statue, you will see it does not come to a point on top. In the card of Burch, the building in the background looks more like a steeple. The actual statue wears a crown and has one arm outstretched. I suppose at a certain angle the outstretched arm could look like a steeple, but there is nothing to support the SOL being featured on that card.
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Plus, he wouldn't be standing on the waterfront anyway, their field was much further back into BK. I'm positive it is a church/cathedral spire...again, there were many in BK, and downtown Manhattan. As Ted pointed out earlier, Manhattan might be ruled out, but certainly many visible in BK. Last edited by MVSNYC; 05-29-2015 at 09:38 AM. |
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I vote
Statue of Liberty because I'm a patriot
don't you love some of the artwork of 206?? the litho "perceptions" of some of the background scenes are left to imagination |
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