Mel Blount
Object number2011.76.8
Artist
Carlo Beninati
Date1998
Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Edward James
DescriptionMulticolored print featuring six images of Mel Blount, including his Hall of Fame bust. Upper background is a blue, pink, white, yellow sky; lower background is of Three Rivers Stadium.Dimensions25.625 x 21.5 x 1 in. (65.1 x 54.6 x 2.5 cm)SignedPainted autograph of Blount on top left corner below artist signature in black "Carlo Beninati / 4/750”; another signature in red on lower left corner “Carlo Beninati / -'98".
InscriptionsHandwritten in black ink & pencil on reverse: "16x20 Double / Frame / Black/Gold / Wire / NO / GLASS"; in pencil above: "21".
Historical NotesPart of a collections relating to Dr. Edward James and his wife Joan B. James. Dr. Edward James was medical director and founder of Coraopolis Health Center. Dr. James practiced family medicine in Coraopolis from 1958 to 2010, and operated the Health Center from 1984 to 2010. His wife, Joan James was the first African American teacher at Sewickley Academy (1978) and was a former Pittsburgh City School District teacher.
Related person
Melvin Cornell Blount
(born 1948)
Related person
Beninati, Carlo
Related institution
Pittsburgh Steelers
Previous owner
Dr. Edward Exodus James
Related institution
Coraopolis Health Center
Related person
Joan B. James
On View
Not on view
1997
Mervin Allen Corning
