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Published: February 19, 2007
For any sports fan, there's nothing quite like hanging a symbol of their favorite player or athlete on their wall. A vintage sports poster allows fans to own a little piece of their favorite team or player's history. And for fans interested in vintage sports poster art, there are a lot of options on the market today.
What makes a vintage sports poster? A vintage sports poster is a poster or print which captures a classic sports play, athlete or event.
A vintage sports poster can capture everything from promotion for a classic Super Bowl, the dominance of Michael Jordan, or a towering Babe Ruth home run. The vintage sports poster helps sports fans relive the classic moments in sporting history every day in the comfort of their own homes.
Arguably the most historic of the modern sports is baseball, so it is no surprise that one of the most popular vintage sports poster is the vintage baseball poster. There are many different kinds of vintage baseball posters celebrating all time greats like Mickey Mantle and Hank Aaron, as well as some more recent classics like Cal Ripkin or Kirby Puckett. Also popular among baseball vintage sports posters is the celebration of the Negro League and its heroic athletes. These vintage sports posters are typically action poses of the players in the field making some great play blown up to poster size. Most major retailers sell prints for as little as $10, but a true classic photo like one taken at old Yankee Stadium can fetch a few thousand dollars.
A more recent sport with a somewhat more sizable following is pro-football. The vintage football poster almost always features a single star player, such as Terry Bradshaw or Jim Brown, making one of the plays that made the player famous. The NFL has, since its inception, done a great deal of promotional poster work, and as such, a football vintage sports poster is usually quite easy and affordable to come by. The standard classic print will come at around $25 or $40, while only the most antique or rare vintage football poster is worth any more than a thousand.
A little more hard to come by is the vintage basketball poster. The basketball associations of old were not nearly as flashy or celebrated as the star-studded NBA of today, so mostly fans and collectors will find old photo prints of stars like Wilt Chamberlain or Oscar Robertson in action. These will typically retail for around $25. Also popular are the old promotional posters for the Harlem Globtrotters. While the casual vintage sports poster collector probably couldn't afford to shell out thousands of dollars for the original piece, a vintage basketball poster like this can be found in an online print retailer for a little over $140.
For those who find faster sports more appealing, a vintage racing poster is perfect. Usually featuring the car more than the individual, classic race car vintage sports posters come in everything from photo prints of the old cars to glamorous paintings of the racers in action. A vintage racing poster will usually range anywhere from $30 to $150 for a quality print.
Whatever sport a fan is crazy about, there's probably a vintage sports poster to suit their tastes. From the diamond to the court or the gridiron to the track, there is no doubt that Americans love their sports. There's no better way to celebrate one's fandom and the history of the players and the game, than with a vintage sports poster hanging on the wall.
Sources:
The Baseball Collection. sportsposterawarehouse.com. 1998-2006. PSA Publishing Ltd. 15 Feb. 2007 < http://www.sportsposterwarehouse.com/warehouse/bas eballmaster.htm>.
Vintage Football. FulcrumGallery.com. 2007. Metaverse Corporation. 15 Feb. 2007 <http://www.fulcrumgallery.com/ProductList.aspx ?cat=categories_subjnew_vintage_vintagesports_vint />Basketball (Vintage Art). All Posters.com. 1998-2007. 15 Feb.2007 < http://www.allposters.com/-st/Basketball-Vintage-A rt-Posters_c18576_s55326_.htm>.
Vintage Autoracing Posters and More. Dennis David & Family. 15 Feb. 2007 <http://www.ddavid.com/formula1/posters.htm> .
Classic Poster Gallery. International Poster Gallery Online.1998-2005. International Poster Gallery. 15 Feb. 2007 <http://www.internationalposter.com/subjparm.cf m?StartPage=1&Query=SPORTS%2CAUTO+RACING%2CMOT
What makes a vintage sports poster? A vintage sports poster is a poster or print which captures a classic sports play, athlete or event.
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Arguably the most historic of the modern sports is baseball, so it is no surprise that one of the most popular vintage sports poster is the vintage baseball poster. There are many different kinds of vintage baseball posters celebrating all time greats like Mickey Mantle and Hank Aaron, as well as some more recent classics like Cal Ripkin or Kirby Puckett. Also popular among baseball vintage sports posters is the celebration of the Negro League and its heroic athletes. These vintage sports posters are typically action poses of the players in the field making some great play blown up to poster size. Most major retailers sell prints for as little as $10, but a true classic photo like one taken at old Yankee Stadium can fetch a few thousand dollars.
A more recent sport with a somewhat more sizable following is pro-football. The vintage football poster almost always features a single star player, such as Terry Bradshaw or Jim Brown, making one of the plays that made the player famous. The NFL has, since its inception, done a great deal of promotional poster work, and as such, a football vintage sports poster is usually quite easy and affordable to come by. The standard classic print will come at around $25 or $40, while only the most antique or rare vintage football poster is worth any more than a thousand.
A little more hard to come by is the vintage basketball poster. The basketball associations of old were not nearly as flashy or celebrated as the star-studded NBA of today, so mostly fans and collectors will find old photo prints of stars like Wilt Chamberlain or Oscar Robertson in action. These will typically retail for around $25. Also popular are the old promotional posters for the Harlem Globtrotters. While the casual vintage sports poster collector probably couldn't afford to shell out thousands of dollars for the original piece, a vintage basketball poster like this can be found in an online print retailer for a little over $140.
For those who find faster sports more appealing, a vintage racing poster is perfect. Usually featuring the car more than the individual, classic race car vintage sports posters come in everything from photo prints of the old cars to glamorous paintings of the racers in action. A vintage racing poster will usually range anywhere from $30 to $150 for a quality print.
Whatever sport a fan is crazy about, there's probably a vintage sports poster to suit their tastes. From the diamond to the court or the gridiron to the track, there is no doubt that Americans love their sports. There's no better way to celebrate one's fandom and the history of the players and the game, than with a vintage sports poster hanging on the wall.
Sources:
The Baseball Collection. sportsposterawarehouse.com. 1998-2006. PSA Publishing Ltd. 15 Feb. 2007 < http://www.sportsposterwarehouse.com/warehouse/bas eballmaster.htm>.
Vintage Football. FulcrumGallery.com. 2007. Metaverse Corporation. 15 Feb. 2007 <http://www.fulcrumgallery.com/ProductList.aspx ?cat=categories_subjnew_vintage_vintagesports_vint />Basketball (Vintage Art). All Posters.com. 1998-2007. 15 Feb.2007 < http://www.allposters.com/-st/Basketball-Vintage-A rt-Posters_c18576_s55326_.htm>.
Vintage Autoracing Posters and More. Dennis David & Family. 15 Feb. 2007 <http://www.ddavid.com/formula1/posters.htm> .
Classic Poster Gallery. International Poster Gallery Online.1998-2005. International Poster Gallery. 15 Feb. 2007 <http://www.internationalposter.com/subjparm.cf m?StartPage=1&Query=SPORTS%2CAUTO+RACING%2CMOT
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