ABC COMMISSIONS ARTIST FOR 100th
COMMEMORATIVE CHAMPIONSHIPS ARTWORK
GREENDALE, Wis. - Increasing the celebratory spirit of the 100th American Bowling Congress Championships Tournament, ABC has commissioned artist Robert B. Neiman to create a collection of ABC Tournament moments.
The artwork created by Neiman will capture the spirit of 100 years of ABC Tournament competition. Since its start in 1901, the ABC Tournament has grown to America's largest annual participatory sporting event. Nearly 60,000 bowlers from all 50 states and several foreign countries are expected to compete at the 135-day event in the new Knoxville (Tenn.) Convention Center.
Neiman has created lithographs and posters for such events and companies as the Volvo World Cup Equestrian Events, United States Soccer Federation, Ford Motorcraft, Orange Bowl, Aloha Bowl, and the Nike Golf Tour. Neiman, president of Neiman Posters in Boynton Beach, Fla., studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris, the Art Students League and Pratt Institute in New York.
Each competitor in the 2003 Championships will be presented with a commemorative poster of Neiman's artwork. The original 30" x 40" acrylic painting will be on display in the Knoxville Convention Center throughout the event. After the tournament's completion, the painting will move to the International Bowling Hall of Fame and Museum in St. Louis.
The Neiman poster will be one of several souvenirs given to tournament bowlers at the 2003 Championships Tournament. Along with the 18" x 24" poster, bowlers will receive an ABC Tournament commemorative coin and a souvenir tournament program book.
The 100th American Bowling Congress Championships Tournament runs from Feb. 8 through June 22, at the Knoxville Convention Center. Presenting sponsors for the 2003 ABC Tournament are the Knoxville Convention and Visitor's Bureau, and the Eldorado, Silver Legacy and Circus Circus. Pilot Travel Centers, Dollywood, Calhoun's Taste of Tennessee and Steve Ellis Tours also have signed on as product sponsors.
Neiman’s original painting will hang proudly in The Bowling Hall of Fame.
To reach Neiman, contact by E-Mail at neiman@earthlink.net
or by phone:
561-740-7551
