WE CAN DREAM • The
subject of this painting is Rube Foster, the originator of the Negro
leagues. The white baseline
above his head represents the white race line, his hat close to
breaking through.The brown dirt under the baseline represents
the
skin pigment of the African American players and how they were
treated. The black and white image is of Foster and his wife. She
was a great help to him but was also unrecognized (that is why
the image is
blurred). There is a copy of a ticket to an early 1919 interracial
game, along with a copy of a wedding invitation to the Fosters'
wedding. Foster sadly died in a mental institution in 1930.
© 2001 • 48 by 48 inches • oil on canvas |
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Original painting available
for purchase • $5,500 |
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| Hand embellished - $875 |
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| Hand embellished with canvas stretcher
- $925 |
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| Regular edition - $295 |
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| Regular edition with canvas stretcher
- $345 |
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