Pick your choice of a card that is a work of art

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Posted By: davidcycleback

After the previous post, it seems only fitting to have a thread where board members can post a pic of a card that they consider a work of art. As a psychological process, art perception necessarily involves subjectivity and personal opinion, so there's no reason to hesitate to give your personal opinion.

As a photo collector, I'll post a 1954 Herbie Scharfman photo of Ezzard Charles versus Rocky Marciano, and one that isn't beautiful, at least not in the Vivien Leigh sense.

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Posted By: Keith Lentz

Scroll down to this one after Yankee Gil McDougald line-drived a baseball into Cleveland's pitcher Herb Score's eye.

Score won ROY as striking out more batters, at that time, in his previos rookie season.

Work of art? Hardly. A tragedy.

http://books.google.com/books?id=grybHq6sAX4C&pg=PA219&lpg=PA219&dq=herb+score+eye&source=web&ots=Cwbv7np8OA&sig=upyZ8IwBDURv4oLe4bFMn9l-KTg#PPA219,M1

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Posted By: Joann

I'll put in this one. It may not be what David had in mind by art.

Every time I look at this card I marvel at what the artist, manufacturers and technology were able to do for a freebie insert. I can't believe how detailed and almost life-like it is. It may not be art in the conceptual sense, but to me it is art in that the execution of the (arguably non-artistic) concept is so perfect.

It's nowhere near my collecting focus, but I'll probably always hang on to it.

Joann

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Posted By: Jason Carota

The sunset, background, and Deacon's pose all combine to form one of the most aesthetically pleasing cards in the T206 set.

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Posted By: MVSNYC

joann- you beat me to it...i was going to show a few T205 examples...

the national league cards are simply amazing, with the variety of pastel colored backgrounds...

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Posted By: dennis

american art deco set, popular style in the 1930's

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Posted By: Hal Lewis

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Posted By: jay wolt

I believe all the Turkey Reds are a work of art
here are a couple of my favorites

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Posted By: JimB

These are some of my favorites.

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Posted By: JimB

Hal,
That Gerhig is gorgeous!
JimB

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Posted By: boxingcardman

http://www.imageevent.com/exhibitman/rareboxingcards

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Posted By: boxingcardman

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Posted By: E, Daniel

of a player contemplating the game....

Daniel

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Posted By: Ted Zanidakis

Any one of the BB cards from the N162 set....you choose which one....I can't decide, they are all magnificent.








TED Z collection

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Posted By: Matt E.

I will have to agree with Joann about the T205's. To me this card looks like a portrait. The black hat, the blue gray colors, white shirt. But as you can tell there is no way to paint this guy in a positive light.