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Statement
A common
question I get is what experiences have inspired me to paint sports
scenes since I was in grade school? If I had to name one event that
may have contributed to my interest in sports as a subject matter, I
might have chosen a Saturday when I was 10 or 11 years old. I was walking
down University Avenue toward Memorial Stadium with my father. It was
a brilliant fall day. In the background the band played and I was as
close to heaven as a 10 year old can get anticipating a box of corn
and an afternoon of football. The beauty of that day was the simple
elements of a sporting event, the band, stadium and the crowd.
I sometimes
create images that remind me of the way sports were, images that sometimes
are a little too perfect. Maybe it’s a subconscious influence
of Norman Rockwell’s images. I really can’t say. Conversely,
some of my paintings are simple, stark reality. These images, like a
piece I did on a baseball field in Montana are without embellishment.
They are scenes true to life, but in many cases even more romantic than
the pieces where I have chosen to use artistic license.
The
beauty of painting this subject matter is that there are always images
on the sports landscape that need no embellishment. If they do happen
to require an extra blade of grass or an additional bit of color in
the sky, I am more than willing to recreate the perfect version of sports
I had when I was 10.
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Working
independently for the past two decades, Terrence Fogarty has established
himself as one of America's premier artists.
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Growing
up on the East Side of St. Paul, Minnesota Fogarty attended St.
Paul Johnson High School and is a 1982 graduate of Minnesota's Southwest
Minnesota State U; in 1990 he was invited back to Southwest Minnesota
State U as the keynote speaker for the graduation ceremony.
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Fogarty's
artwork hangs in the United States and Canadian Baseball Halls of
Fame, the United States and Canadian Hockey Halls of Fame, as well
as the United States College Football Hall of Fame.
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His
original Toronto Bluejays painting "Jays Clinch the East"
sold for $38,000 in 1986.
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In
1999, the Terrence Fogarty Hockey Enrichment Scholarship was established
to help high school seniors involved in hockey to further their
education in college.
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Fogarty
was the selected artist for the 2004 NHL All-Star Game Commemorative
Print, the 1986 Houston AII-Star Game, 1988 America 's Cup Yacht
Race, Dave Winfield's 1993 3000th hit,. Minnesota Twins 40th Anniversary
Season, Minnesota Wild's Inaugural Season Opening Game, Pheasants
Forever 20th Anniversary Celebration, New York Yankee Jim Abbott's
1993 No-Hitter and Minnesota Twin Eric Milton's 1999 No-hitter Commemorative
Prints.
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The
original
painting "Life of a Legend" depicting Mickey Mantle's
career sold for $88,500 at Guernsey's Auction of Mantle memorabilia
on December 8, 2003 in New York City.
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In
1998 Fogarty's original oil painting "The Prospect and the
Prospector" was featured as a special insert collector's card
in packages of Fleer Baseball Cards
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Notable
clients of Fogarty include: Ohio State University, Pheasants Forever
Wildlife Organization, Chrysler Motors Corporation, CBS Columbia
Records, Tampa Bay Devil Rays Professional Baseball, Milwaukee Brewers
Professional Baseball, Minnesota Twins Professional Baseball, University
of Minnesota Athletics, University of Minnesota-Duluth Athletics,
The Hamilton Collection, The Danbury Mint, Minnesota Wild Professional
Hockey, Dayton Dragons Professional Baseball, Charleston RiverDogs
Professional Baseball and The Hobey Baker Award.
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Fogarty's
work has been autographed by an impressive list of celebrities including:
Mickey Mantle -Baseball Hall of Famer, Brett Hull - NHL Star, Gary
Player -Golf Pro Legend, Neal Broten -NHL Star, Paul Molitor -Major
League Baseball Star, Bill Goldsworthy -Legendary NHL Star, Lou
Holtz -Legendary College Football Coach, AI Kaline -Baseball Hall
of Famer, Bobby Knight -Legendary Basketball Coach, Dave Winfield
-Major League Baseball Legend, Kent Hrbek -Major League Baseball
Star, Rollie Fingers -Baseball Hall of Famer, Ray Floyd - Legendary
Pro Golfer, John Gagliardi -Legendary St.- John's Football Coach,
Rob Stauber -Hobey Baker Winner, Eddie George - Heisman Trophy winner,
Jacque Lemaire - NHL Legend and members of the 1987 World Championship
Minnesota Twins: Jeff Reardon, Kirby Puckett, Tom Brunansky, Bert
Blyleven, Gary Gaetti, Frank Viola, Tom Kelly.
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