ATTRIBUED TO OTIS SHEPARD (1894-1969) WRIGLEY FIELD / WHEN YOU NEED A FEW HOURS OF FUN AND RECREATION. Trolley card. Circa 1951. 11x28 inches, 28x71 cm. Condition A: minor abrasions at edges; minor scratch at top edge. Mounted on card. Built in 1925, a year prior to the stadium built in Chicago bearing the same name, Los Angeles' Wrigley Field was home to the L.A. Angels (owned by William Wrigley, Jr.) from 1925 until 1957 when the team and stadium were purchased by the Dodgers. As Art Director for Wrigley, Otis Shepard also worked for the Chicago Cubs. Although it is unsigned this poster may likely be his work, as it was his deisgns alone which were used for the company for decades. He is not known to have designed any other work for the California team.
