Poster Image
$20
Item#: 2004SYR08
Purchase Details
11x17-inches, printed on heavy weight (100-pound) Hammermill cover paper. We package each print with a piece of chipboard in a clear plastic sleeve.
You also receive…
An information page with photos of the artist and poet, and hand-written comments from each.
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Poem Inspiration Location
Syracuse Football
poster information
Description
Syracuse football
Domed from the cold, wind and rain
Orange victory
For Syracuse, the Dome made the difference. Victories were waiting for Syracuse, and the Dome brought them back. The Dome opened in September of 1980. It immediately signaled to people playing and watching the game that Syracuse University was unique. It had the Carrier Dome.
It not only happened in football, but look at what happened to Syracuse basketball and lacrosse! So much of their success happened because of the Dome. The Dome is attractive to fine young athletes, who dream that they could play here. It became the greatest recruiting tool in making Syracuse football, basketball and lacrosse easily recognized as competitive teams in all areas on the national level.
So what I was really trying to say is the Dome is the key to our success in athletics and deserves much of the credit.
Right away I knew this was the poem I wanted to illustrate. I've always been a huge sports fan and interested in sports illustration. Plus, I like that the poem was by the old head coach of the Syracuse football team. I like the poem because it's simple, to the point, and gives you a feeling for the Dome experience. No matter what the weather is like outside, it's always an amazing atmosphere inside.
I wanted to depict the interior of the Dome, as well as its exterior, to capture that. I also wanted to depict some football players, but no one in particular. I decided on a montage approach to depict all these elements. The football field turning blue and streaky at the bottom, brings the viewer to an exterior view of the Dome.