Interesting Athletes: A Newspaper Artist's Look at Blacks in Sports

by George L. Lee

Overview

George L. Lee was an extraordinarily talented and sensitive artist whose career began in the 1930s in the newspaper business in Chicago. He was there when Joe Louis captured the heavyweight title. He drew the black athletes who broke into major league baseball.

This collection has seven sections of ink sketches and cameo biographies: Boxers--American and World; The Story of Joe Louis; Boxing Events of the '50s; Baseball Players; Football Players; Basketball Players; and Runners, Jockeys, Golfers and Other Sports Figures. It repeats nothing from the highly successful Interesting People (McFarland, 1989, paperback 2012; "Fascinating…recommended"--Library Journal).

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780786467662
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date:	02/21/2012
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

The late George L. Lee was the author of several books. His works of art as well as his other published works, were originally run in a variety of newspapers.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Preface     

Boxers—American and World     
The Story of Joe Lewis     
Boxing Events of the ’50s     
Baseball Players     
Football Players     
Basketball Players     
Other Sports Figures     

Index     

Editorial Reviews

newspaper cartoons from the past four decades. Many from the Defender and Chicago Tribune. Data is provided on many figures (all indexed).... An interesting document of a historical aspect of journalism”—ARBA; “brings back not only sports memories, but the memory of an era in Chicago newspaper art”—Reference & Research Book News.

From the Publisher

Brings back not only sports memories, but the memory of an era in Chicago newspaper art (the Defender and the Tribune). Seven sections of Lee's ink drawings and cameo biographies: boxers--American and world; the story of Joe Louis; boxing events of the 50s; baseball player; football players; basketball players; other sports figures. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Booknews

"brings back not only sports memories, but the memory of an era in Chicago newspaper art"

Reference & Research Book News

interesting

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