In the painting created in 1994 the artist captures Michael Jordan... Jordan is one of the most explosive players of alltime, and artist Edgar Brown captures his intensity and expression on canvas. Certificate of Authenticity issued 2002 authenticates is a signed and numbered lithoghraph by Edgar Brown. Edition is 1997. Mint condition! Michael Jordan was born in Brooklyn, New York, on February 17, 1963. His parents, James and Delores Jordan, moved to Wilmington, North Carolina when he was still a toddler. Jordan has two older brothers, one older sister, and one younger sister. Jordan's high school basketball career was at Laney High in Wilmington, North Carlina where he failed to even make the team as a sophomore. This was a defining moment for him because instead of quitting the game he worked even harder to make the team the following year. He did, and the following year, led the team to a state championship.
Jordan attended the University of North Carolina under a full scholarship where he scored the game winning basket in the 1982 NCAA championship game, as a freshman, against Georgetown. He was also picked as NCAA college player of the year the following year and in the 1984 summer Olympics, led the US to a gold medal. His NBA career began in 1984 where he was selected third in the NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls behind Hakeem Olajuwon and Sam Bowie. His rookie year he was Rookie of the Year and one of the top scorers in the league making the all start team. In 1991, 1992, and 1993 he was the driving force behind the Chicago Bulls phenomenal "3peat". Jordan was also the driving force behind the phenomenal original Dream Team for the US basketball glory in the 1992 Olympics. Averaging almost 13 points a game, this Olympic Dream Team went 6-0 for the Olympic gold medal. This was the second Olympic gold medal for Michael Jordan in basketball. In the years that followed, Jordan began a new baseball career after which he came out of retirement and rejoined the Chicago Bulls in the 1994-95 season. In 1996, Jordan led the Bulls to a fourth title with a record breaking season of 72-10, the best regular season in the history of the NBA. That season he was named All Star MVP, NBA MVP, Finals MVP and selected as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA history. History repeated itself with Chicago winning their second three-peat, 1996, 1997, and 1998 with Jordan leading the league in scoring in all three of those years and winning NBA Finals MVP awards for every finals the competed in including the previous three-peat victories.
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Michael Jordan--Limited edition lithograph on the greatest ever!
