Lot # 178: c. 1960s Murray Olderman Original Caricature Artwork Collection (4)

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Item was in Auction "Spring, 2021 Auction",
which ran from 3/10/2021 5:00 AM to
4/4/2021 5:57 AM



A fantastic grouping of four original art caricatures by renowned cartoonist and columnist Murray Olderman. Subjects include Brooks Robinson (HOF) Tony Oliva Juan Marichal (HOF) and Bill Mazeroski (HOF). All four featuring Olderman's unique "pointillist" style measure between 9 and 11" in length and are one-of-a-kind pieces of original art Olderman's work appeared in 750 daily newspapers for the better part of 35 years. His columns and cartoons were distributed by the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA) a Scripps-Howard syndicate. Olderman's employment with the NEA began in 1952; he became its sports editor in 1964 executive editor in 1968 and a contributing editor in 1971. Olderman received the National Cartoonist Society Sports Cartoon award for 1974 and 1978. He received the Pro Football Writers Association Dick McCann Memorial Award in 1979 which is considered to be the writer's wing of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Olderman was inducted into the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association Hall of Fame in 1993. Four illustrations total.

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