back in 1991. You know only 20 of those were ever made. I know this because I was the printer. He signed the very first one and gave it to me. I just put it up for sale on
in case anyone here is interested. You can read the story about it there. He was a very funny and cool guy.
Quote:FRANK GASPARRO - PERSONAL PRINT SIGNED in 1991.
For Sale! One of only 20 prints that I made while working at a photolab in 1991. Done for the 10th engraver of the United States Mint
Frank Gasparro. Personally signed for me after printing the job for him. This print was made for him to be given out as Christmas presents to his family and friends back in 1991. I know of only 1 other print out there that was signed and displayed. I don't know what was done with the rest of the prints. However I do know only 20 of these prints ever existed since I was the printer.
This was a print made from an artwork that Frank brought into the lab to have copied and prints made of.
It represents the eagle art that he originally wanted on the back of some of the coin designs he made like the
Eisenhower dollar in the 70's. However the mint rejected a lot of his designs for being too strong and menacing looking. This design art was his vision that he liked and he used it as his personal design and made while teaching art at a local college in Philadelphia after he left the Mint in the 80's.
The print is on a 16x20 sheet of paper approximately 16x16 square kept in Mint condition still in it's original box...not framed.
I did find a link to the other print that I found online to show you what it looks like from some other person who acquired one of these prints. The autograph is in the same position. You can verify his signature easily as there are a lot of his signatures out there on the internet. His signature is not the greatest as when he took the print out of the box all we had were pens in the lab. No black permanent markers and writing on the photograph was hard to do and the ink wouldn't come off onto the print. He felt bad about it so he tried to go over it for me so it would look good. No big deal that's the way he was. A perfectionist in signing his name just like he did his engraving!
Link to the other print
One of only 20 prints that I made while working at a photolab in 1991. Done for the 10th engraver of the United States Mint
. Personally signed for me after printing the job for him. This print was made for him to be given out as Christmas presents to his family and friends back in 1991. I know of only 1 other print out there that was signed and displayed. I don't know what was done with the rest of the prints. However I do know only 20 of these prints ever existed since I was the printer.
It represents the eagle art that he originally wanted on the back of some of the coin designs he made like the
in the 70's. However the mint rejected a lot of his designs for being too strong and menacing looking. This design art was his vision that he liked and he used it as his personal design and made while teaching art at a local college in Philadelphia after he left the Mint in the 80's.
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