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
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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.
Please visit Dick Perez's website at
www.dickperez.com
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