Three 8 x 10 illustrations from paintings by John Wheeldon (Tony Conigliaro, Russ Gibson, Mike Andrews)
John Wheeldon
From Rareeclectic, Pound ridge, NY, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 16 January 2015
From Rareeclectic, Pound ridge, NY, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 16 January 2015
About this Item
These were put out by Atlantic Richfield Company. Apparently you could purchase them at their gas stations. Citgo did the same thing. The three I have may have been part of a 12 card set made of Boston Red Sox players. I've read that there was another set of 8 New York Mets players. There is a short biography of John Wheeldon on the rear side, says he 'was one of America's most distinguished portrait painters.' His paintings of 'World War II action have hung in the United States Coast Guard Academy. He is honored with a lifetime contract to do the portraits each year of the actor and actress awarded the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Oscar for best performances. He has been commissioned to paint John Fitzgerald Kennedy, John Ford, Clark Gable, Gene Kelly, Katharine Hepburn (They spelled her first name wrong!!), and Kirk Douglas. He has done covers for such national magazines as Liberty and The Saturday Evening Post. Wheeldon's Red Sox portraits are commissioned exclusively by the Atlantic Richfield Company.' There you have it. There aren't too many of these around. Someone is selling the Conigliaro one with his real autograph for $750.00 (note that the signatures on these are facsimiles). The three portraits are in pretty decent shape. No tears, a few creases, a few tiny spots of soiling, a scuff on the Tony Conigliaro portrait. Take a look at the photos. Go Yankees. Seller Inventory # 004935
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Title: Three 8 x 10 illustrations from paintings by...
Publisher: The Atlantic Richfield Company
Publication Date: 1969
Binding: No Binding
Condition: Good
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