Chicago Cubs outfielder ihapp_1 commissioned an artist to capture the game from a player’s perspective. But the artist, an Englishman, didn’t know much about baseball. So Happ introduced his new friend to his workplace and art was born.
, made cityscapes and portraits of fans he’s met. Vale was born in Bristol, England, and lives in Brooklyn.
“We love artwork that has a story behind it,” said Gallery Victor’s Victor Armendariz. “This kind of collaboration has not been seen before, where you have a baseball player collaborating with a well-known artist and illustrator in a way that depicts the sport of baseball and Chicago in a new and fresh way.”
“One of the most powerful ways is the people that have played here before us, you know — Ernie Banks, Ron Santos, Babe Ruth called a shot here. … To conceptualize that and to have the opportunity to continue that, to wear the Cubs uniform, is very special as a player, and then the energy that you get from the fan base. They’re always here. They’re always rooting for you and they’re such a positive fan base, which is so impressive.
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