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Painted Sports Magazine

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This painting depicts a 1976 Sports Illustrated magazine cover featuring Steve Spurrier, a San Francisco 49ers football player. The painting depicts the cover as though the corner has been torn away and some extraneous expressionistic paint marks overlay the realistic portrayal of the football player.

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1 art original : acrylic paint, canvas ; 52 x 62 in.

Creation Information

Blackburn, Ed, 1940-2022 1976.

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This artwork is part of the collection entitled: College of Visual Arts + Design Archival Project and was provided by the UNT College of Visual Arts + Design to the UNT Digital Library, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 133 times. More information about this work can be viewed below.

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  • Ed Blackburn, Denton, TX

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Description

This painting depicts a 1976 Sports Illustrated magazine cover featuring Steve Spurrier, a San Francisco 49ers football player. The painting depicts the cover as though the corner has been torn away and some extraneous expressionistic paint marks overlay the realistic portrayal of the football player.

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1 art original : acrylic paint, canvas ; 52 x 62 in.

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  • 1976

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  • Feb. 14, 2014, 9:18 a.m.

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  • Aug. 12, 2022, 9:54 a.m.

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Blackburn, Ed, 1940-2022. Painted Sports Magazine, artwork, 1976; (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc274986/: accessed April 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT College of Visual Arts + Design.

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