Sketch
Object number2013.101.23
Artist
Mervin Allen Corning
(1926 - 2006)
Date1996
MediumTracing paper, pencil
Credit LineGift of Arthur J. Rooney, Jr.
DescriptionRectangular piece of tracing paper with pencil writing consisting of two lines of the scores of eight football games played by Pitt. Outline of two feet, one on the ground and one raised, is on the right side of the paper.Dimensions5.187 x 15.437 in. (13.2 x 39.2 cm)SignedArtist's stamp on the front reads "PENCIL SKETCH BY / MERV CORNING / (signature) M Corning".
InscriptionsHandwritten in pencil “PITT 31 – NOTRE DAME 10 PITT 42 – GEORGIA TECH 14 PITT 21 – TEMPLE 7 PITT 44 – DUKE 31 / PITT 27 – LOUISVILLE 6 PITT 36 – MIAMI FL. 19 PITT 45 – NAVY 0 PITT 23 – SYRACUSE 13”.
Historical NotesMerv Corning drew a picture of a school bus for his mother after his first day of school, inaugurating a long, successful art career. He joined the merchant marines at age 17, then worked as an illustrator and later as an art director for an advertising agency. Some of his early subjects and work were focused on aviation and automobiles. The NFL first hired him in 1966-1967, the relationship would last more than 30 years, with Merv contracted as the League's official Super Bowl artist in 1977. He liked to capture the game as it could be seen up close - with realism and some subtle drama.
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University of Pittsburgh
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Pittsburgh Panthers
Previous owner
Arthur Joseph Rooney Jr.
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University of Notre Dame
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Georgia Institute of Technology
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Temple University
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Duke University
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University of Louisville
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University of Miami
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United States Naval Academy
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Syracuse University
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