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Rosin, Harry,
Portrait male -- Mack, Connie
Occupation -- Sport
Object -- Written Matter
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Sculpture
Connie Mack, (sculpture).
Artist:
Rosin, Harry, 1897-1973, sculptor.
Title:
Connie Mack, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Mr. Baseball, (sculpture).
Dates:
Installed April 1957. Relocated Aug. 20, 1972.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 120 x 30 x 30 in.; Base: approx. 65 x 54 x 60 in.
Inscription:
H Rosin . 1957 / Modern Art Foundry NY (Base, front:) MR. BASEBALL/1862-1956/Connie Mack's Sportman's Creed/I promise to play the game to the best/of my ability at all times./I will always play to win, but if I lose I/will never look for excuses which would/detract from my opponent's victory./I will always abide by the rules of the game/of the diamond as well as in my daily life./I will never gloat in victory or pity my-/self in defeat./I will judge a teammate as an individual/and never on the basis of his race or religion. (Base, right side:) By public subscription/Connie Mack Memorial/Arthur C. Kaufmann - Chairman/April 16, 1957 signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
Connie Mack dressed in a suit and tie stands holding up a score card in his proper right hand. His proper left knee is bent and his foot is resting on the dugout step. He leans forward slightly with his bent proper left arm resting on his proper left leg.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Mack, Connie -- Full length
Occupation -- Sport -- Baseball
Object -- Written Matter
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Philadelphia, Department of Public Property, Municipal Services Building, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107
Located Veterans Stadium, Broad Street & Pattison Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Provenance:
Formerly located Connie Mack Stadium, 20th Street & Lehigh Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania April 1957-Aug. 20, 1972.
Remarks:
Cornelius McGillicuddy, who was always known as Connie Mack, managed the Philadelphia Athletics for fifty years. When he died in 1956 the Connie Mack Memorial Committee was formed to create a memorial to him. Funds were raised through appeals to baseball fans across the country.
References:
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
City of Philadelphia, 1973.
Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, pg. 305.
Bach, Penny Balkin, "Public Art in Philadelphia," Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1992, pg. 231.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, pg. 305.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAS 75009371
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Inventory of American Sculpture
75009371
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