Life Study of Tommy Sampson

Unique 3D printed sculpture from the Negro Leagues Baseball Series, hand signed by the artist. A work of contemporary academic realism in portraiture, painted with an acrylic metallic finish over earth tone and color finishes. This portrait was originally sculpted in wax from life during two sessions at the subject's home in Elizabet City, NC by Daniel Edwards. Tommy Sampson played in Negro Leagues Baseball, where he discovered a young Willie Mays. His career statistics are included in the MLB Hall of Fame. The wax portrait was scanned by the process of photogrammetry in preparation for 3D printing, utilizing traditional methods with current technological trends in sculpture. This work, in different iterations, was previously exhibited at Bank One Tower in Indianapolis, Elmhurst College, The Birmingham Civil Rights Museum, The National Art Museum of Sports, and The Harrisburg Art Association in Harrisburg, PA.