Norman Rockwell Bronze Sculptures Now available at Legends Gallery

Saturday Evening Post cover, November 21, 1925.

This is Rockwell’s first real sports cover. Baseball appealed   to him more than football and, beginning with the l00th anniversary of the game   for which he did the July 8, 1939 cover, he painted several memorable scenes   which showed baseball greats – Ted Williams, Red Schoendienst – in action, or,   more exactly, reaction.

Catching figures in action and more specifically at the moment of impact, as   here, is next to impossible because the moment is too fast to freeze. Still,   Rockwell has made a success of the moment, causing the ball to fly with the   wind that got knocked out of the model, capturing impact without suggesting   pain or ineptitude. In the days before the carefully uniformed midget footballers   of today, fragments of uniforms were highly prized and worn more as badges of   honor than for the protection they might offer players. The old style ball with   its lacing – it seemed to have been laced from within by gnomes who lived inside,   and stuffing the rubber bladder back in the leather was one of life’s most delicate   operations – the helmets and the boots suggest that the last thing Rockwell   wants to do is ennoble the gladiatorial contest.

Dimensions

This bronze statue has a Worldwide Limited Edition of 50 sculptures   only.

Quality Guarantee

Each limited edition bronze statue carries a certificate   of authenticity that assures the bronze sculpture is authorized and licensed   by The Curtis Publishing Company, Indianapolis, IN USA and the Norman Rockwell   Estate, Niles, IL, USA.

***This information is collected from the  Norman Rockwell official website: http://normanrockwellbronze.us/norman-rockwell-bronzes/tackled_norman_rockwell_bronze.php