Talk to me about Harper's Weekly Wood Cuts

barrysloate · #1 04-15-2019, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Huysmans

Hi Barry

I could be wrong, but isn't the James Creighton woodcut somewhat rarer?
They seem to sell for decent money, but that may be just due to his status and the fact that there is hardly any memorabilia that exists for him.

I just saw this question, sorry for the late response. The full page Jim Creighton is indeed a little harder to find, and a bit more expensive, but as stated by Jason it was issued by Leslie's.

The very first baseball woodcut, and as such the first illustration of baseball in an American newspaper, was featured in the Spirit of the Times on September 12, 1857. The Spirit was likewise a weekly paper of sporting events of all kinds, and the front page illustration of a game in progress is a classic (and decidedly scarce).

drcy · #2 04-15-2019, 04:05 PM

double post

drcy · #3 04-15-2019, 04:12 PM

You can collect Harper's Woodcuts by the famous painter Winslow Homer (he did a lot of them, many grade A, and there are books about them), and by Western artist Frederic Remington. In fact, Remington did a series of football woodcuts.

Collecting Frederic Remington�s 1800s American Football Prints

So woodcut collecting goes far beyond baseball and sport. A fascinating area.

Below is an 1874 Winslow Homer Harper's woodcut of a New York City Chinatown opium den

barrysloate · #4 04-15-2019, 04:34 PM

It's hard to find a good opium den these days.

drcy · #5 04-15-2019, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by barrysloate

It's hard to find a good opium den these days.

I live in Seattle and there's a pot shop on my block.

For the record, I've never been in it.

TMKenKen · #6 04-16-2019, 09:55 AM

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Originally Posted by barrysloate

I just saw this question, sorry for the late response. The full page Jim Creighton is indeed a little harder to find, and a bit more expensive, but as stated by Jason it was issued by Leslie's.

The very first baseball woodcut, and as such the first illustration of baseball in an American newspaper, was featured in the Spirit of the Times on September 12, 1857. The Spirit was likewise a weekly paper of sporting events of all kinds, and the front page illustration of a game in progress is a classic (and decidedly scarce).

I had that (I had a bound volume containing all of the issues for that year), but for pressing reasons was forced to sell it and a number of items. I have not been able to replace it, but I continue to search.

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