![]() The collection is called the Skrapper Legends NFT collection and will be live on the WAX Blockchain on June 22. Now, in 2021, the piece has been brought back to life by famed contemporary artist William Quigley. Two months later, Ruth was dead and Fein’s picture went on to win the Pulitzer Prize. The crowd at Yankee Stadium was there to celebrate the 25th anniversary of ‘The House that Ruth Built’ and retire his No. ![]() The photograph, taken by Nat Fein of the New York Herald Tribune, depicts Babe Ruth leaning on his bat for support due to weakness from terminal cancer. ![]() ![]() Quigley, the artist, and SkrapperPunk have taken the award-winning picture “The Babe Bows Out” and turned it into a collection of NFTs to bring Ruth’s legacy into the digital asset age. It is not often that two men who share a first and last name can collaborate on a project. Quigley, to create the art for a new NFT collection featuring Babe Ruth. The artist has been chosen by friend and founder of WAX, William E. William Quigley is a famed contemporary artist who has worked with some of the most respected art galleries worldwide including Karl Hutter Fine Art, The Philadelphia Museum of Fine, and Art Basel. Two men with the same name have come together to combine non-fungible tokens (NFTs), baseball, and award-winning contemporary art.
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