About the Calendar Experience the glory and tradition of Crimson Tide football with this collection of classic game day program covers, from the archives of the Paul W. Bryant Museum. Each cover is reproduced on heavy, acid-free paper, and removes easily to fit any standard 11”x14” frame. Throughout the calendar, excerpts from Scott’s book Legends of Alabama Football bring the historic game day excitement to life.
Calendar introduction by award-winning sportswriter and author Richard Scott.
About the Images The images featured in this calendar are archival-quality reproductions of the covers of the actual souvenir game programs that were sold at the games many decades ago. In some cases the images have been digitally repaired and restored where creases, tears, marks, or other damage would have otherwise distracted from the appreciation of the artwork as it appeared at that time. Some images have been cropped and/or resized to fit this format. The Golden Age: 1920s - 1960s The period from the 1920s-1960s is considered by many collectors to be the Golden Age of college football program cover art. Talented men and women created sublime, provocative and often whimsical works of art for any given Saturday—using oil on canvas, watercolor, pastels, and pen and ink. Editor's note: Some of the most memorable images were created by staff artists and syndicated by advertising companies as stock art, which schools then customized by overprinting their specific game information in black. Think you are seeing double? Rest assured, ALL of the images featured in our calendars are faithful reproductions of the actual physical programs that were sold at each school on gameday during this unforgettable era.Collector's Series This calendar is part of a collector's series featuring archival-quality reproductions of home and away game souvenir programs. Each year brings 12 different cover reproductions from actual programs that were sold at the stadiums during the early 1900s to the 1960s. We will be introducing other products featuring some of the most popular images; however, this unique format of 11"x14" frame-ready prints will almost always feature different, authentic cover images each year. Officially Licensed This is an officially licensed product. Part of the proceeds of each sale goes back to the school.
Why are previous year calendars more expensive? In most cases, people throw our their calendars after the year is over, tearing off the past month and tossing it in the garbage. With our calendars we give you many reasons to never experience that. The 2007 calendars was the premiere year of our collectors series of Vintage Football. What this means is the images used in that year will NEVER repeat. There will be no reprints and when they are sold out, there will be no more for sale.
This limited series will remain a timeless piece that can be shared for generations to come.
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