1950 vintage MCM baseball "heads up" art illustration

1950 vintage MCM baseball "heads up" art illustration The Saturday Evening Post The Saturday Evening Post (April 22, 1950) ~ Classic cover of baseball at the Polo Grounds, NYC by artist Stevan Dohanos! “Baseball: America’s Home Run” comes together! Interestingly, the title is misleading as the ball player is clearly aiming to catch a pop foul. 22.00 Original illustration magazine cover Can mail it for 6.00 postage Otherwise Flexible re pickup Elmsdale Road M4J 3M3 Donlands O'Connor East York Don Mills south exit off Stevan Dohanos was not only the artist of the Barefoot Mailmen New Deal Post Office murals, but he was a stamp artist and chairmen of the Citizens Stamp Advisory Committee in the 1960s. We also came across a lively Saturday Evening Post cover entitled “Catching the Home Run Ball” from April 22, 1950. This discovery has been a useful connection as our 2020 exhibition “Baseball: America’s Home Run” comes together! Interestingly, the title is misleading as the ball player is clearly aiming to catch a pop foul. In his leadership role of the Citizens Stamp Advisory Committee, Donahos chose the artworks for over 300 postage stamps over the course of 7 U.S presidents and 9 Postmasters General. In honor of his service, the Postal Service's “Hall of Stamps” in Washington, D.C. was dedicated in his honor in 1984.