Ken Stabler, Quarterback, Oakland Raiders

Name/Title

Ken Stabler, Quarterback, Oakland Raiders

Entry/Object ID

2017.37

Artwork Details

Medium

Watercolor on paper

Context

Credit Line: Gift of Tula Corning in loving memory of Merv Corning

Made/Created

Artist

Merv Corning

Date made

1975

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Frame Size

Height

27-5/8 in

Width

18-5/8 in

Dimension Description

Image Size

Height

10 in

Width

19 in

Dimension Notes

10 ¼” x 19 ½”

Interpretative Labels

Label

"Very few people are allowed the privilege of seeing pro football up close. I am one of those guys and I can tell you it's different on the field. Ken Stabler was of of the great players I got to see first hand and to paint more than once. I hope this study shows the fatigue, weariness, and physical meanness of the game. It's no sport for the faint of heart, especially when, as a quarterback, you hang in there until the last fraction of a second, waiting for your guy to come free. Stabler did that and more and lived to tell about it. What a great quarterback." - Merv Corning