October 1948 SPORT Cover (Lou Gehrig, New York Yankees)

October 1948 SPORT Cover (Lou Gehrig, New York Yankees)Sweet swinging Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees was the feature athlete on the cover of the SPORT Magazine's October 1948 issue. Named to MLB's All time Team, Gehrig was a six time World Series Champion, seven time All Star and two time AL MVP. The legendary first baseman was the first MLB player to ever have his number retired. SPORT Magazine, which ran from 1946 to 2000, celebrated what its editors accurately anticipated would be the coming

Sweet swinging Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees was the feature athlete on the cover of the SPORT Magazine's October 1948 issue. Named to MLB's All-time Team, Gehrig was a six-time World Series Champion, seven-time All-Star and two-time AL MVP. The legendary first baseman was the first MLB player to ever have his number retired.

SPORT Magazine, which ran from 1946 to 2000, celebrated what its editors accurately anticipated would be the coming explosion of interest in professional and amateur sport in post-war North America. Read more about the history of SPORT magazine here. (https://thesportgallery.ca/pages/about-sport-magazine)

Take home a piece of history with a SPORT Magazine cover, available as a fine art stretch canvas or fine art print.

Each reproduction is printed on 100% Hahnemuhle Photo Pearl paper using UltraChrome K3 pigmented inks and produced to the highest standard of archival quality available. Canvases are printed and stretched by hand in Toronto.

Each print and canvas is done by hand and made to order in Toronto, Canada. Production time may take anywhere from 1-2 weeks. This does not include shipping time. Please note framed prints are only available as in-store pick-up due to the weight and fragility of the glass and frame.