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My first cover for Dan’s Papers was a predominately typographic design. It was a straightforward announcement of the event, listing some well-known players, along with the date and time of the game. The typeface used in the emblem is called “Signpainter.” It was based on hand-painted lettering on turn-of-the-century French advertising signs that I found in a book in Milton Glaser’s library.
This watercolor of a player sliding safely home in a cloud of dust and dirt as he hits the plate gave me an opportunity to incorporate as many actual participants’ names as I could remember into the design, all as flying bits of debris.
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Desperate for a cover idea, since my first attempt (a photo of one of our staff members with all the information about the game painted on her face) was rejected. I pulled out a pastel drawing of my own baseball glove. What made it amusing for me was the imaginary line-up of players for each team, featuring world-famous artists and writers.
Celebrating Roy Scheider—local resident, fine actor and sterling pitcher for the Artists, who died in February 2008. A leading man in many blockbuster films, including “Jaws,” Roy was devoted to this community, co-founding the Hayground School in Bridgehampton. In this watercolor I tried to capture Roy’s love for the game and his enthusiasm for playing.