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| Cal Ripken, Jr. Ends the Streak at 2632 |
After a record breaking year for baseball, James Fiorentino is once again commemorating Cal Ripken Jr. not only for breaking Lou Gehrig's streak in 1995 with 2,131 consecutive games, but for ending his own.
James finished a new lithograph cataloging Ripken's devotion to the game and his team. It includes the historic moment of 2131, his current position as a third baseman, and the 2632 game on September 20, 1998 when he finally sat.
James, a Drew University baseball player himself, has been able to share these historic moments by acting as the official artist for Cal's 278 homerun, and his 2131 and 2632 games.
This collector's item is available in a series of 1,000 signed and numbered lithographs with 100 artist's proofs and 100 publisher's proofs. The 2632 incorporates James' unparalleled ability to illustrate in watercolor accompanied by a new flair of blending to accent the images.
They can be purchased through the Tufton Group and they will be featured as a one time special on QVC.
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| Fiorentino Tackles 3-Time MVP Favre |
While many of James' fans are familiar with his baseball lithographs, they may not be aware of his new football lithograph. James has recently completed a limited edition series of 200 Brett Favre lithographs and 20 soldout artist proofs. These lithographs are signed by both Favre and James. They also come with a photograph of Favre signing the prints to document and accent the event.
Favre himself regards James' work as extraordinary as he personally wrote, "This is great work James." When James was asked how he felt about presenting the lithographs to a legend in the making he replied, "I was very excited to work with Brett Favre on my first football litho since he is such an outstanding athlete."
This particular painting reflects all the vitality of Brett Favre and the Packers as yellow highlights explode around the memorable images. If you're a football fan, this energetic piece is an essential part of your collection.
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| Tony Conigliaro: Spirit, Pride, & Determination |
 Quite often we hear stories of the legends of baseball, yet we don't always hear of the tragic heroes, like Tony Conigliaro. This year, James was asked to create a painting celebrating the career of the Boston Red Sox's Tony Conigliaro.
Conigliaro began his career in 1965, at the age of 20. He was the major's youngest homerun champion. At the age of 22, he had hit 100 homeruns faster than any player in history (these are still records to this day). In 1967, he had a near fatal beaning incident that would forever put his career and life in jeopardy.
Although suffering from vision problems, his spirit enabled him to make a comeback, hitting 20 more homeruns. Unfortunately, recurring problems with his sight forced him to retire at the young age of 26. Yet once again, with great determination, Conigliaro made his second comeback in 1975 with the Red Sox where he finally laid his career to rest.
In addition, Major League Baseball presents the Tony Conigliaro Award to a player who exemplifies the most courage in fighting back from diversity.
This litho has been produced in a series of 250 with 25 artists proofs. |
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