Art Piece
Jeffrey Loria, a Yale graduate and owner of the Florida Marlins, spent over 40 years as a high-end art dealer before his sixth attempt at buying a baseball team was approved by MLB in 1999.
His favorite artists includes Miro, Henry Moore, Lichtenstein, Picasso, Leger, Giacometti, Marini and Maillol.
He once compared his interest in baseball with his passion for art: “Whether you are building an art collection or a baseball team, it is all about making things work, having them fit together, work well together, look good together. Whether you are looking at pictures on a wall or players on a field, it is always for me about quality and trying to make the highest level of quality.”
With the opening of a new ballpark in Miami, Loria’s definition of quality includes a $2.3 million dollar investment on a Red Grooms designed home run signal pictured above.
You can see a video demonstration of how it will work here.
The lesson as always: no two people view art the same way.
photo via Big League Stew
