Painting
Object number2013.45.5
Datec. 1990
MediumPaper/Plastic
Credit LineGift of Gary Adams
DescriptionIllustration featuring a purple-tinted cityscape of Pittsburgh--view from the Point--on top half of canvas board. Lower half features nine male hockey players with names written with their associated player.Dimensions30 x 40 in. (76.2 x 101.6 cm)InscriptionsPlayers from left to right: "Alex Delvecchio"; "Wayne Gretzky"; "Mario Lemieux"; "Maurice Richard"; "Gordie Howe"; "Denis Potvin"; "Frank Mahovlich"; "Bobby Hull"; "Ted Lindsay".
MarksLabel: "VANCE / WRIGHT / ADAMS / AND / Associates / Inc."; "Design / Illustration / Creative / Services"; "930 North / Lincoln Ave. / Pittsburgh, PA / 15233 / 412/322-1800"; "NHL ALL-STAR / PROGRAM COVER".
Historical NotesArtwork related to the 41st NHL All-Star game. Donor Gary Adams is the President of Vance Wright Adams and Associates Inc., a design firm in the North Side. Adams was responsible for designing the logo, uniform, and marketing materials for the Pittsburgh Maulers, a short lived USFL team in Pittsburgh in the 1980s. He also designed the “look” for the 1990 NHL All-Star Game which was held in Pittsburgh.
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National Hockey League
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Pittsburgh Penguins
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Mario Lemieux
(born 1965)
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Alexander Peter Delvecchio
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Wayne Douglas Gretzky
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Joseph Henri Maurice Richard
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Gordon Howe
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Denis Charles Potvin
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Francis William Mahovlich
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Robert Marvin Hull
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Robert Blake Theodore Lindsay
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