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Marc Mellon Sculpture Studio - Marc Mellon is one of America's foremost representational sculptors, well known for his portrait busts and statues recognizing leadership and outstanding achievement.
Jackie Robinson - George Shuba Commemorative Statue
A Handshake for the Century
The Robinson-Shuba Commemorative Statue was unveiled,
dedicated, and presented to the City of Youngstown, Ohio in Wean Park,
on July 17, 2021, for the 75th anniversary of
“A Handshake For The Century”
On April 18, 1946, rookie ballplayer Jackie Robinson’s first regular-season hit for the Montreal Royals - the minor league team developing players for the Brooklyn Dodgers - was a 3-run home run. The teammates he drove in did not stop at home plate to congratulate Robinson, but on-deck hitter George “Shotgun” Shuba leaped forward to extend his hand. This spontaneous color-blind gesture was so unprecedented, it became national news, and marked the transition from segregated to integrated big-league baseball. Robinson broke the color barrier for the Brooklyn Dodgers a year later – a harbinger of the coming Civil Rights Movement.
Jackie Robinson later referred to this day in 1946 as “the day the dam broke between me and my teammates. To better put the 1946 handshake in the context of the arc of American history, consider that it was an additional two years before President Truman ordered the integration of our country’s military, which was until then still segregated.
CBS Sunday Morning video with Jane Pauley:
’Jackie Robinson, George Shuba, and
the "handshake of the century”’
Video on ESPN SPORTS CENTER:
'From Forgotten to Forever: Jackie Robinson's historic handshake'
Mid-Scale model for the
Jackie Robinson George Shuba Commemorative Sculpture
Bronze, 31” high x 41” wide, edition of 42 bronze casts
Mellon is working with the Robinson and Shuba families toward additional placements of the full-scale over-life-size Handshake for the Century Statue in New York and California. They have also made available the 31” high model for the full statue, cast in a limited edition of 42. Pictured above to the right is Marc with the first grandchild of Rachel and Jackie Robinson, Sonya Pankey. Sonya is Executive Vice President of Brand Development for the Jackie Robinson Estate and is responsible for legacy awareness and preservation of the Jackie Robinson Foundation.
Nikola Jokic with thE NBA MVP Trophy and Dirk Nowitzki with
the Twyman-Stokes Teammate of the Year Award
The Maurice Podoloff Trophy
NBA MVP AWARD
EACH NBA MVP from Larry Bird to Nikola Jokic received this iconic bronze award sculpted by MARC Mellon
WNBA MVP AWARD
WNBA Sports trophy Presented Annually FOR 25 YEARS
Twyman-Stokes TEAMMATE OF THE YEAR AWARD
this award celebrates the league’s ideal teammate, selfless play, commitment and dedication to his team
Boomer Esiason Foundation MVP Award
Presented Annually since 1994
The annual recipients of this award have assisted the Boomer Esiason Foundation in raising over 180 million dollars in funds in support of cystic fibrosis research and patient support services
THE DAVE RIMINGTON Trophy
College Football Center of the Year
March of Dimes: New York Chapter Annual Sports Luncheon
Mellon awards presented annually for 35 years beginning in 1988 with Arthur Ashe and Rick Pitino as the first recipients
THE DRAZEN PETROVIC Trophy
McDonald's Championship MVP Sports Trophy
Commissioned by the NBA
Recipients awarded with Mellon’s Drazen Petrovic Trophy were Michael Jordan, Clyde Drexler and Tim Duncan between the years of 1997 and 1999.
Bobby Clarke Trophy
commissioned BY THE Philadelphia Flyers
Tom seaver Bronze
capturing his signature pitching style
The Arena Football League Most Valuable Player Award (AFL MVP)
This award was given annually to the arena football league’s top players from each category
THE USFL MVP AWARD
the Arena football 2 (AF2) MVP Award
NCAA Centennial Sculpture
Michael graves designed Headquarters, Indianapolis, IN
Marc Mellon’s design was chosen as the winner of the NCAA National Centennial Art Competition
Coach Jim Calhoun Bronze Portrait Bust
Basketball Champions Center, UCONN, Storrs, CT
Coach Hobie Billingsley Bronze Portrait Bust
Indiana university at bloomington, IN
Becoming Muhammad Ali
Bronze, over life-size
Muhammad Ali Voice of Humanity Honor
Bronze, 12"
Presented annually by The Society of Voice Arts and Sciences in cooperation with The Muhammad Ali Center, Louisville, KY.
Inaugural presentation November, 2016 Warner Bros. Theatre, Burbank, California. Honorees: Lonnie Ali and President Barack Obama.
Since 2016, other recipients include acclaimed documentary filmmaker Ken Burns, celebrated host and political activist Van Jones, renowned historian, author, and filmmaker Henry Louis Gates, Jr, the trailblazing, award-winning actress and producer Viola Davis, the first Black actor to achieve the 'Triple Crown of Acting' with an Oscar, Emmy, and two Tonys, and two-time academy award-winning actor Mahershala Ali.
Fescue Invitational Golf Trophy
Awarded Annually. Commissioned by:
The Atlantic Golf Club, Bridgehampton, NY
Atlantic Golf Club Medal
Pole Arabian Sports Sculpture
aka Ice Skaters - Inspired by Tai Babilonia and Randy Gardner
Biellmann Spin (Ice Dancer)
Javelin (Tandem Divers)
V-Seat Sports Sculpture
Stag Handstand
Commissioned by ABC Sports and Marketing as the Official Gift for their guests at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympic Games
GARDEN AND POOLSIDE
SPORTS SCULPTURE
L-Straddle
Step-Out
