This gorgeous canvas-like banner of Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers Hall of Fame ace Sandy Koufax was designed in 1964 by the legendary artist Nicholas Volpe. These banners were displayed on poles outside Union 76 Oil gas stations in the Los Angeles area during 1964 to promote a Dodgers portrait giveaway program. Portraits of various Dodgers measuring 8 1/2" x 11" were painted in pastels by Volpe, then distributed as promotions when a customer purchased at least eight gallons of gasoline. Each portrait distributed at the gas station shows a player in both uniform and formal attire, with biographical information and career stats (including their World Champion 1963 season) on the back.

The original banners measured 36 x 80 inches and this offered banner has been mounted and framed to a dimension of 35 x 42 inches, featuring one of the greatest left-handed pitchers in baseball history, Sandy Koufax. Koufax had an incredible season in 1964, going 19-5 with an ERA under 2.00 for an underachieving Dodger squad. Volpe commemorated his outstanding season with this painting, which shows two portraits of the three-time Cy Young Award winner. Volpe, who was alleged to have painted more movie stars than any other artist in history, signed the bottom of the canvas in white. This pennant is blue, with separate “DODGER” panel printed in orange across its blue surface. The original full banner had “DODGER PORTRAITS” below Koufax’s images. This pennant measures 35 x 11 inches. A small line, in black marker, is written on the “R”.

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