The Ryder Cup
Original Print of Dwight
Eisenhower's Famous Painting of Bobby Jones
This is
certainly one of the most famous golf prints of all-time. Amazingly, the
painting which inspired this print is more famous for the person who copied the
painting than the one who first painted it. While this painting of Bobby Jones
was first created by portrait painter Thomas Stevens, Stevens encouraged
President Dwight D. Eisenhower to take up painting and this was one of the
General's first completed works. As reported by TIME Magazine, President
Eisenhower presented the painting to Bobby Jones on Saturday, March 7, 1953
after spending 6 weeks working on the project. The humble Eisenhower did not
think much of his painting, and described his painting ability as "awkward" in
that presentation ceremony.
In the 1970's, prints were made of this famous painting for the first time. This
print is an original produced at that time, and is certainly the most
sought-after of all modern golf prints.