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Ebbets Field Baseball has always been something that I have loved. Whenever I get the opportunity to be around baseball I am. I enjoy every aspect of the game, the pastime and now. That is why I chose the piece of art I did for this paper. For my piece of artwork, I didn’t choose a piece of art that was extremely famous by any means. I actually chose a piece of art that most people probably don’t even know exists. The piece of art I chose was Ebbets Field Giclee on Canvas by a man named Al Sorenson. Neither the painting or the artist are known very well, but this work of art actual made me feel something when I looked at it that provided me with the urge to write my paper about it. Some people may not enjoy it, but the sole fact that this painting is of baseball really hits home with me. As a diehard baseball fan, and a player here at the college I enjoy this painting because of how I can relate to it so easily. The tradition that the great American sport of baseball provides its fans with, are all shown through Sorenson's painting of the old Dodgers stadium Ebbets Field. "Ebbets Field was one of the most revered ballparks in the history of baseball (Sorenson)." Even though this baseball stadium was around in the 1900's and torn down by a wrecking ball in 1960, Sorenson was able to capture the pageantry of Americas pastime with this painting. Like myself, Al Sorenson was very passionate about sports, and they all brought a deeper meaning to him. Sorenson is a former basketball player at a division three school; Ripon College. After school, Sorenson decided to begin capturing the beauty of sports by way of painting with color and acrylic paints. "Sorenson has become one of the pre eminent sports artists on the market today (About Me)." Sorenson had no formal training of painting or any other skill of art for that fact. He took the competitive spirit that he grew so fond of with his sports and used that to motivate him when first learning how to be a


Cited: "About Me." Artwork of Al Sorenson. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 June 2013. "Baseballpilgrimages.com." Ebbets Field. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 June 2013. "Ebbets Field." Gameday Goods. Gameday Goods, n.d. Web. 07 June 2013. Sorenson, Al. "Ebbets Field Giclee on Canvas." Ebbets Field Giclee. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 June 2013.
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