"Grandma Catches Fly-ball, Saturday Evening Post Cover"   Lot no. 4674

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By Richard Sargent (1911-1978)

1960
22" x 21"
Casein on Board
Signed Lower Left

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Cover of The Saturday Evening Post, April 23, 1960.

 

The Post described, "'Here's the pitch, Snider connects! It's a pop foul heading in the direction of the third-base stands. Mathews is reaching for it. He's...' Better luck next time, Mathews, but a fellow has to put up with that sort of thing on Ladies' Day. Artist Dick Sargent insists that No. 21 is Milwaukee's Eddie Mathews and that he's trying to retrieve a ball hit by Duke Snider of Los Angeles. If the resemblance is slight, that's because Sargent changed Eddie's number from 41 to 21, doctored his uniform and put him in Yankee Stadium, where the National League Braves don't often play. Incidentally, we did a little checking and discovered that some 1400 foul balls are knocked into the Yankee Stadium stands every season. It's hard to say how many are snagged by red-gloved ladies." (The Saturday Evening Post, April 23, 1960, p. 3)



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ABOUT THE ARTIST

 

   Richard Sargent did many cover paintings for The Saturday Evening Post. His works are characterized by their good humor and insight into human frailties. He also illustrated for Fortune, Woman’s Day, American Magazine, Photoplay, and Collier’s magazine.

   Sargent, who was born in Moline, Illinois, received his art education at the Corcoran School of Art and the Philips Memorial Gallery in Washington, D.C. He also worked with Ben Shahn.

   His pictures were exhibited in many parts of the United States, including New York City, Washington, D.C. and San Francisco, California, as well as abroad. He was a member of the Society of Illustrators in New York, and for many years, lived and painted in Spain.