January 1948 SPORT Cover (Ralph Beard, University of Kentucky, Arnold Ferrin, University of Utah)

The University of Kentucky's Ralph Beard and Arnold Ferrin of the University of Utah battle it out on the January 1948 cover of the SPORT Magazine. Another controversial figure in college basketball, Beard was a three-time All-American, two-time NCAA Champion, an Olympic Gold Medalist and an NBA All-Star, but was also a key figure in the 1948-49 point-shaving scandal that saw himself and teammates Alex Groza and Dale Barnstable be banned from the NBA for life. On the other hand, Ferrin was a four-time All-AMerican and would go on to win two NBA Championships with the Minneapolis Lakers.

SPORT Magazine, which ran from 1946 to 2000, celebrated what its editors accurately anticipated would be the coming explosion of interest in professional and amateur sport in post-war North America. Read more about the history of SPORT magazine here. (https://thesportgallery.ca/pages/about-sport-magazine)

Take home a piece of history with a SPORT Magazine cover, available as a fine art stretch canvas or fine art print.

Each reproduction is hand-printed using UltraChrome K3 pigmented inks and produced to the highest standard of archival quality available. Canvases are printed and stretched by hand in Toronto.

All of our SPORT Collection prints are made to order in Toronto. Prints may take up to 8 weeks to produce depending on the time, order volume, and print finish. Limited edition prints are typically ready within 1 week (unframed) and 4 weeks with framing. SPORT Covers and Open Edition Prints are made to order and may take up to 4 weeks (unframed) and 8 weeks (framed).

Please contact us before placing your order if you need your print sooner. We do have a rotating selection of in stock prints available to ship or pick-up same-day. Call our gallery at 1-416-861-8514 to see which prints are currently in-stock.

Every fine-art product from the SPORT Gallery is printed on premium 100% Hahnemuhle cotton rag paper or Premier Art Canvas, and printed with UltraChrome K3 pigmented inks for the highest available archival quality. All prints are hand-printed in Toronto and made to order.

Mounting, matting and framing are also to the highest archival standards. Every fine art frame is made in Toronto to order by a local framer. We use ArtCare mountboard and matboard. Tru Vue UV-coated conservation glass and Roma solid poplar frames, all of which meet or exceed museum standards for fade resistance and durability.

Unframed prints ship in a heavy-duty tube to ensure prints are not damaged during shipping. When you receive your print it will appear curled but will flatten out when framed. A tube is the safest way to ship a print. Unframed prints over $100 ship for free within Canada.

Please note that due to the weight and fragility we do not ship framed pieces. We do have a selection of framed prints in stock at our Toronto gallery that are available for pick-up and select postal codes are eligible for local delivery of framed prints. Enter your address at checkout to see if you are eligible.

Visit us at our Toronto gallery to pick up your print.