Edward Kasper Original 1969 (Sports Illustrated) 3 Dimensional Art

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Edward Kasper Original 1969 3 Dimensional Art --'Race Car Drivers' painted on hood of a car - 36" by 48"- 35 lbs- Signed- An original piece of art Sports Illustrated commissioned to famous American artist-photographer Edward Kasper, Sports Illustrated's photographer in the'60's-'70's. Originally purchased in 1969 for $5500 by Mario Andretti, who sold it to Paul Newman. It is currently owned being sold as part of a Private Collection by a member of the Hilton family out of Santa Barbara, CA.
(As described by Antique Book Boutique)

-And lastly, was found in a repossesed storage facility in Santa Barbara, CA in 2014.

-Article called ‘Passion’s Wheels’ in October 20th, 1969 edition of Sports Illustrated.


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This is an original piece of art painted and signed by famous American artist-photographer Edward Kasper. This piece is a painting Sports Illustrated commissioned the late Edward Kasper to create in 1969. Kasper was one of Sports Illustrated's famous photographer/artist in the'60's and '70's.

This three dimensional original signed piece is a unique art painted on the hood of a race car. Kasper adopted this technique from Art Director Richard Gangel, who invented a process in which he coated sheets of anodized aluminum with acrylic lacquers. Gangel developed a way to superimpose photos and drawings on aluminum-based silk screens. The process impressed Artist Edward Kasper, who adapted it when Gangel assigned him to illustrate an article on hydroplane racer Bill Muncey (SI, May 14).


Commissioned for article ’Passion's Wheels’ - Sports Illustrated - October 20, 1969
The American male's craving to hand mama a stopwatch and go out and burn up some rubber in a sports car, first noted as a curiosity in the late 1940s, has increased mightily since. In the Sports Car Club of America alone there are 4,000 weekend Fangios taking a run at regional championships. Artist Ed Kasper has inspected these speed merchants, and he salutes cars and people in a novel medium: oils on junk. From an auto graveyard he got pieces of steel that he torch-cut to represent the 'trueness and ugliness' of a glossy sport's basic materials and to suggest the love it takes to give them beauty.