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Baseball Players
Simon Gordon ( )

painted plaster, circa 1935 - 1943)
40 x 31 1/2 x 22 inches

Simon Gordon worked for the Illinois WPA sculpture program.

This large painted plaster piece is painted a shiny black. The figures are stylized to portray the fast speed and excitement of the game.

Collection of the Illinois State Museum
photograph by Gary Andrashko
ISM Accession #: 1967.26/084

<i>Baseball Players</i><br>Simon Gordon (  )

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