Don Celender, Artball playing cards, 1971

Deck of playing cards, in original card stock case, 9.5 x 7 x 1.5 cm. Contains twenty cards with the faces of art world personalities collaged onto baseball players on recto, and reproductions of artworks on verso.

Featured are 1960s contemporary artists, critics, and gallerists like Stella, Greenberg, Bacon, Motherwell, Kelly, Serra, Rose, with captions mentioning their baseball club and position in the team. The 'Metz' team has Van Gogh as pitcher, Oldenburg on 3rd base and Noguchi at outfield. Lee Miller is manager of the 'Yankz'. Box a bit rubbed, the cards are mint.