Walter Wendell Arnett
Collection
The Artist - brief biographical sketch of W. W. Arnett

U of L Collection

1979-80 NCAA UL Team and Coach Crum Collector Print

ul1980.jpg Inventory of the late Walter W. Arnett's art files has turned up a limited number [only 4 left as of 7/29/01] of the 21x16 1980 color prints of the 1980 UL NCAA Championship Basketball team featuring Coach Crum and action paintings of the players. Prints are being sold for $25. Price includes postage, handling and (while supplies last) complimentary copies of the February 2000 C-J special: Darrell Griffith's "My Millennium" and the Mar 3, 2001 CJ issue detailing Coach Crum's career.

Prior to printing the poster with the NCAA Championship banner at the bottom, Walter had made prints of the poster which were distributed by the U of L Sports Dept during one of the regular season basketball games as a promotional venture. This was the "original print"[without banner]. Following their championship game win over UCLA, Walter added the banner at the bottom and had several hundred printed of which only about four (4) remain as noted in the previous paragraph. This was the "2nd print" [with banner].

There were about 60 of the "original prints" [without the banner] left , and all but about 25 of these were sold ($15) or given away at the July 28, 2001 Louisville Legends All-Star Benefit Game. While they last, the "original print" may be ordered for $15 which will include tax and postage.


1985-86 NCAA UL Team Painting

1986 team Following UofL's 2nd NCAA Championship in 1986, Walter painted another 21 x 16 inch poster of the team. NCAA rules prevented his making and selling prints at the time of the poster as he had in 1980. I don't know what became of the original painting, and he may have given it to U of L or one of their alumni organizations. He did take a photo* of the painting, and I've made a few 8 x 11 copies of this photo which is pictured to the left. I gave a few of these away at the Legends game on July 28, 2001 and was happy to give one to Milt Wagner and Wade Houston who were autographing various items at the event. If requested I'll include a free copy of this in orders for either of the above prints, or these may be purchased separately for $3.

* The photo has a blue tint because of the incandescent lighting Walter used to take the photo. In 1980 he had painted the names of the players on their shorts, but, hoping to comply with his interpretation of NCAA rules he omitted the names in 1986. For those interested, all of the players are included in the photo: (55) Billy Thompson, (25) David Robinson, (43) Pervis Ellison, (42) Jeff Hall, (41) Herbert Crook, (10) Mark McSwain, (24) Will Olliges, (20) Milt Wagner, (23) Chris West, (00) Robbie Valentine, (21) Kenny Payne, (33) Avery Marshall, (34) Mike Abram, (15) Kevin Walls, (3) Keith Williams and (44) Tony Kimbro.


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WWArnett Collection
P.O Box 6593
Louisville, KY 40206-0593.


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