25 Days of Christmas - Day #10
A beautiful “Christmas Card” by legendary sports cartoonist Willard Mullin. The image is created from names of various athletes and the resulting negative space.
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🔥⚾️🎨 Born #OTD in 1902, Willard Mullin - iconic sports artist and creator of the Brooklyn Bum character.
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With the LA Dodgers in Japan, let's #FlashbackFriday to 1956 when the Brooklyn Dodgers toured Japan & recycled artist Willard Mullin’s yearbook cover for the tour program.
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Christmas card from sports cartoonist Willard Mullin. Mullin creates an abstract image of the wise men following the Star of Bethlehem using the names of famous athletes at various thicknesses to create the visuals.
Another angle of Mullin’s Christmas card illustration.
A close up of Mullin’s Christmas card illustration, showing how the name Babe Ruth creates part of the visual of a wise man atop a camel.
Another close up of Mullin’s Christmas card illustration, showing how various names create negative space which becomes the Star of Bethlehem. The name of New York Yankees star Joe DiMaggio is prominently shown.
🎄Beautiful Christmas card from legendary sports cartoonist Willard Mullin!
Mullin creates an abstract image of the wise men following the Star of Bethlehem using the names of famous athletes at various thicknesses to create the visuals.
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🔥⚾️🎨 #OTD in 1939, legendary sports cartoonist Willard Mullin's "Brooklyn Bum" appears in The Sporting News for the first time. Although the character had appeared previously in local newspapers, this was the first national appearance.
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"A Hand In Sport: Thirty-Five Years With the Light Touch" by legendary sports cartoonist Willard Mullin.
I see this one pop up for auction every so often. Can anyone recommend? Is it worth tracking down a copy?
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