In addition to the Philadelphia Phillies and National Baseball
Hall of Fame, his paintings are housed in collections throughout North
America including private collectors, corporations and Major League
Baseball teams. Among owners of Perez art are former U.S. Presidents
Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton. With numerous commissions and works to
his credit, Perez's name has become synonymous with Major League
Baseball. He has, almost single-handedly, captured the best-known and
most memorable moments of America's pastime. His sports subjects,
however, are not exclusive to baseball. He has produced many paintings
covering football, basketball, tennis, soccer, golf, boxing, Olympic
sports and hockey.
Perez has had one-man exhibitions at the Pennsylvania Academy of
Fine Arts, Bianco Gallery in Lahaska PA, Spectrum Art Gallery in New
York City, Lafayette College in Easton, PA and has been featured at the
Chester County Historical Society in Westchester, PA. He has also
participated in exhibitions including the Woodmere Art Museum, The
Atwater Kent Museum, The Philadelphia Art Show, The U.S. Artists Show
in Philadelphia, The Brooklyn College Museum, The Museum of Fine arts
of Puerto Rico, The Bill Gladstone Baseball Collection exhibit at
Lehigh University, The Armory Show in Philadelphia, various exhibits at
the Baseball Hall of Fame and other exhibits dedicated to sports art
throughout the nation. In 1998 Perez was commissioned by the
Pennsylvania State Bar Association to paint the official portrait of
Robert N. C. Nix, Jr., retired Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania
Supreme Court. The painting hangs permanently in the Pennsylvania
Supreme Court.
Perez reached another pinnacle in 2004 when he was commissioned by
the Philadelphia Phillies to create a series of 32 original oil
paintings to be permanently displayed in the Cooperstown Gallery of the
new Citizens Bank Park. These paintings pay tribute to a century of
Philadelphia baseball history and the Hall of Fame members from the
Phillies, Philadelphia Athletics and former Native Sons. He was
honored with a solo exhibition of these paintings at the Pennsylvania
Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia, PA, the nation's first art museum and art teaching institution. The exhibition called Art At Home Plate - Philadelphia Baseball Legends on Canvas was the official unveiling of this body of work and was the first one-man exhibit at the institution devoted to any sport.
Perez' partnership in Perez-Steele Galleries, a well known publisher of sport art, resulted in the creation of a unique body of work that is regarded as the finest baseball art of the 20th Century. His works have become coveted collectibles in the sports memorabilia arena. He was the official artist of the Donruss Card Company painting the enormously popular and successful Diamond King series in
the 1980s and 1990s. He is currently creating paintings for art cards published by the Topps Company. |
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Dick Perez, born in 1940 in San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico lived from the age of six in New York City's Harlem and moved to Philadelphia in 1958. He attended the Philadelphia College of Art (now The University of the Arts) and the University of Pennsylvania. He has extensive training and experience in the advertising, graphic arts, printing and publishing industries. The culmination of these experiences resulted in his strong sense of design, command of composition and artistic
maturity.
To sport enthusiasts and art lovers worldwide, Perez has captured the true essence of America's favorite pastime. His absolute artistic abilities coupled with his depth of knowledge of the game's history and the players have resulted in a remarkable contribution to the richness of sports art. |