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Former Dodger outfielder "Sweet" Lou Johnson isn't an art collector, but a recent Holland print of Robinson touched a nerve and nearly brought him to tears.
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Like a great boxer — patient, strong, disciplined in the ring — or a quarterback, calm in the chaos of falling bodies, scanning the field for a receiver — the renowned portrait artist Stephen Holland prepares his paints, cranks up the volume on the stereo and eyeballs the five-foot-high canvas outlined with the figure of New York Yankees legend Mickey Mantle. (more) |
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During a VIP reception Yogi Berra and the curator of the Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center will officially accept Holland 's artwork as a donation to their permanent collection in Montclair . (more) |
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The best-selling sports artist in the world today is Stephen Holland. Much like the sports heroes he portrays, Holland reached this pinnacle through a combination of talent, constant practice, determination and discipline.(more) |
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Name a superstar athlete of the past century -- Muhammad Ali to Tiger Woods, Wayne Gretzky to Joe Namath, Michael Jordan to Kobe Bryant -- and there's a good chance that celebrity sports painter Stephen Holland has created their likeness on canvas. (more) |
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Several years ago, he started with Muhammad Ali, and over the years he has captured on canvas everyone from Sandy Koufax and Wayne Gretzky to Michael Jordan. (more) |
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Whether it's a love for the painter or the athlete being painted, sports art is getting an increasing amount of attention. "The market is growing, and it's becoming more and more serious everyday," says Danny Stern, of Los Angeles–based SPS Limelight Agency, which represents popular sports artists Stephen Hollandll. (more) |
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Stephen Holland, a newer artist who has painted Tiger Woods, Kobe Bryant and Muhammad Ali, is selling works for between $4,000 and $35,000. Sports-themed art is as old as discus throwers on ancient Greek vases, of course, but it's recent popularity is rooted in contemporary art trends, says art historian Anna Andrzejewski of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. (more) |
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he worlds of fine art in general and sports art in particular have come a long way the past several decades, with computers adding a level of sophistication to the printing process that would have previously been impossible, but in the end it all still comes down to the artist. (more) |
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Thank you very much for the outstanding artwork which you created for our Fall '93 line. The paintings of Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Charles Barkley and Tim Hardaway were a fresh and exciting addition to Nike's past, and present, product offering. (more) |
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The Holland who materialized that day in 1987 is the one many art buyers now know for his gritty portraits of athletes, including Muhammad Ali, Michael Jordan,Mark McGuire, and Sammy Sosa. He's the painter who has been named Sports Artist of the year by the American Sport Art Museum and Archives, who has (more) |
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Holland will attend the Academy's Awards of Sport program Jan. 20, 1994, in Daphne where an exhibition of his work will be featured during the program. (more) |
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On behalf of the Selection Committee of the American Sport Art Museum and Archives Advisory Board and the Board of Trustees of the United States Sports Academy, I am writing to officially advise you that you have been unanimously selected Sport Artist of the Year (more)
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Joe Namath shows off "Broadway Joe" painted by artist Stephen Holland and signed by both Holland and Namath. (more) |
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Holland, who is also the official artist of the Los Angeles Kings, and whose work appears on the covers of their programs, "GameNight," catches not only the facial expressions of the various hockey players, he captures the mood of the game as well. (more) |
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