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The ‘89 Topps Griffey Jr. is complete… #baseballcard #baseballcardart #popart #baseballcardartist #kengriffeyjr #seattlemariners #topps #rookie #pink #bubblegum #gum #bazooka #matthewleerosen https://www.instagram.com/p/B8rN5D0hg3W/?igshid=34png698xtje

Finally got some time back in the studio after a lot of travel…a new giant gum stick in the works. #baseballcard #baseballcardart #popart #baseballcardartist #kengriffeyjr #seattlemariners #topps #rookie #pink #bubblegum #gum #bazooka #matthewleerosen https://www.instagram.com/p/B8oXzbGBvta/?igshid=svs8pka8d3t5

Iconic card, iconic signature. The 1980 Rickey Henderson rookie is the most valuable card from the decade, with one selling for a record-shattering $30,000 at an auction in 2015. @topps has issued several commemorative reprints over the years, honoring one of its greatest cards. #vintagebaseballcards #topps #baseballart #sportsart #baseballcardart #baseballcardartist #popart #rickeyhenderson #1980 #80s #rookieContinue reading

A close-up from my Canseco piece. A theme I’ve been focusing on lately is “Overproduction.” It’s the one word that defines the baseball card boom in the mid-to-late 80’s and subsequent bubble burst that followed. Original artwork by #MatthewLeeRosen #vintagebaseballcards #topps #rookie #allstarrookie #baseballart #sportsart #baseballcardart #baseballcardartist #popart #josecanseco #1987 #80s #80sstyle #trophy #yellow https://www.instagram.com/p/B1ytkTSHIVY/?igshid=1v56i9rdhv1m0

My latest piece 😁 In 1959, @Topps named their first All-Star Rookie team and printed a trophy on the ‘60 set. In ’73, they replaced the trophy with this Revere Cup, but stopped using it after ’78. The cup came roaring back in ’87 with Jose Canseco… the hottest player on the planet at theContinue reading