This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/8/2018
In conjunction with the NBA's 50th Anniversary in 1996, the NBA named
its 50 greatest players in history. Remarkably, 49 of the 50 players
selected were alive and present (only Pete Maravich was deceased at the
time) when they were honored as part of the 1996-1997 NBA All-Star Game
festivities. A magnificent creation was unveiled during that event in
the form of a series of limited edition multi-signed lithographs
measuring 39” wide by 25” high. The edition was limited to 250
individually numbered pieces, with the first 50 going directly to the
players. Many of the remaining 200 signed editions (100 "NBA”, 50
"Legends" and 50 "Field of Dreams") were distributed to league
officials. A special "Artist Proof" edition of 30 was produced under
Field of Dreams founder and former Utah Jazz owner Sam Battistone. This
is AP #20 of that edition.
These incredible pieces, printed on the highest quality acid-free
paper and bearing the likeness of each of the 50 greatest players as
selected by the NBA, were created as a special keepsake and tribute to
the selection of the sport's greatest stars of all time. Each player
neatly signed the litho in pencil beneath his respective image. This
unique NBA-sponsored project represents the most highly regarded,
desirable, and important signed sports art print ever conceived. The
NBA's "50 Greatest Players" is easily the most significant lithograph
series ever created in any sport. The signed print is an enduring
tribute to basketball history that will never be duplicated. It comes in
original form in perfect condition except for a few tiny wrinkles on
the bottom and left edges that can easily by hidden from view under a
matte and frame.
COA from Sam Battistone, former Utah Jazz owner and Field of Dreams chairman. Full LOA from PSA/DNA.