Casey at the Bat, (sculpture)

Object Details

Notes: Save Outdoor Sculpture, Florida, Miami survey, 1995.; Image on file.; (On sculpture:) Mark Lundeen/Loveland, Colorado USA/1988 3/3 (On hat and on front of figure's shirt:) M (On bat:) Damage Sports (On back of figure's shirt:) Mudville signed; The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Summary: Full-length figure of a baseball player. He wears an old-fashioned uniform with long socks pulled over his trousers, a cap and cleats on his shoes. He has long sideburns and a moustache. He leans on a baseball bat, the end of which he holds in his proper right hand. His proper left arm is akimbo and his proper right leg is crossed in front of the left one. He gazes off to his proper left. The bronze figure stands on a round concrete base.

Owner/Location: Joe Robbie Stadium Corporate Department 2269 N.W. 199th Street Miami Florida 33169

Topic: Figure male--Full length; Literature--Thayer--Casey at the Bat; Literature--Character--Casey; Occupation--Sport--Baseball; Dress--Uniform--Sports Uniform