"CHIEF WAHOO" WALTER GOLDBACH Signed-Framed INDIANS LITHOGRAPH #984/1948 NEW!!

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A rare MINT Signed-Framed
"CHIEF WAHOO"
1948 Cleveland Indians World Championship Limited Edition Lithograph #984 of 1948, this logo was used from 1947-1951, signed by creator/artist Walter A. Goldbach.
This lithograph measures: 13 1/4" wide x 13 1/4" high, the black frame is 1" wide.
Framing: true red + true blue double matting, preservation clear/UV glass.
***IT STILL RETAINS THE PLASTIC WRAPPING FROM MR. GOLDBACH'S FRAMER (picture #7)***
***PLEASE BE ADVISED: since the back is covered in plastic, see pictures #10-11, they are the back of another signed Goldbach litho with the MLB licensing/authentication and Mr. Goldbach's story***
In January, 2013 Mr. Goldbach signed several baseball items for me.
A special item for the true fan or collector, own a piece of Cleveland Indians history!!
"IT'S RIGHT AS RAIN" and one of the most beautiful pieces of artwork that you will ever see!!
Price: "PRICELESS" as in the Mastercard commercials.
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CHIEF WAHOO"
commissioned by Indians owner Bill Veeck in 1947 and created by Walter Goldbach at age 17 while working as a draftsman/artist
at his uncle's J.F. Novak Co. It
was used by the team through the 1951 season, was modernized (red face instead of yellow) and remains virtually unchanged today.
"CHIEF WAHOO"
is most properly decribed as a logo, he is sometimes called a mascot. Tasked with creating a mascot that "would convey a spirit of pure joy and unbridled enthusiam" Walter Goldbach created a smiling Indian face with Yellow skin and a prominent nose.
Sportswriters would eventually take to calling the unnamed character
"CHIEF WAHOO"
Goldbach has said the logo's moniker is inaccurate. "He is not a chief, he is a brave. He has only one feather, chiefs have full headdresses"
ON JANUARY 29, 2018 MLB and THE CLEVELAND INDIANS ANNOUNCED THAT "CHIEF WAHOO" WILL NO LONGER EXIST ON HATS, UNIFORMS, JACKETS & SIGNAGE AT PROGRESSIVE FIELD AFTER THE 2018 SEASON. CHIEF WAHOO ITEMS, ESPECIALLY ONE WITH THIS PROVENANCE, WILL APPRECIATE IN VALUE IN THE FUTURE!!
***PICTURE #12 is WALTER GOLDBACH in 2016  HOLDING ONE of HIS FRAMED LITHOGRAPHS***
Sadly Mr. Goldbach passed on 12/13/17, he was 88, a kind man and a big part of Indians history.
His original "CHIEF WAHOO" drawings are at the National Baseball Hall Of Fame in Cooperstown!!
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Below are some player stats and facts from the '48 Indians season, 72 years ago*****
Mr. Goldbach told me Lou Boudreau and Omar Visquel are his two favorite Cleveland Indians players.
Lou Boudreau was the manager, star SS, and AL MVP in 1948, he batted .355/18 HR's/106 RBI'S.
Other Batting Stars: Ken Keltner .297/31/119, and Joe Gordon .280/32/124, & Larry Doby for the '48 Tribe.
Pitching Stars: Bob Lemon 20-14, Bob Feller 19-15, Gene Bearden 20-7, Satchel Paige 6-1, 2.48 ERA.
SATCHEL PAGE WAS 42 YEARS OLD IN '48, AND STILL A BRILLIANT PITCHER!!
Home games were played at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, attendance was 2,620,627.
Bill Veeck was the owner, the Indians with a 97-58 record defeated the Boston Braves 4-2 in the '48 Series.
These great '48 Indians are in the HOF: Feller, Lemon, Paige, Boudreau, Doby, Gordon, & Veeck!!
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GO TRIBE!!
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