An art collection featuring Yankee legends will be on display at the Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center.
Several legendary New York Yankees are featured in an art collection and reception that will take place Oct 22 at the Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center at Montclair State University in Little Falls.
The Yankee art exhibit and reception is open to the public and hosted by two Newark based companies - Civic Duty Partners, Inc. and 'Art to Dream For.'
James Fiorentino, a nationally recognized watercolor artist who created the collection, said the late Berra is part of the exhibit. Over the years, Fiorentino said he painted the Yankee great more than 20 times and had his work signed by Berra.
Fiorentino will be there along with former Major League Baseball players Roy White, John Montefusco and Fred Cambria.
The 12 portraits of on display will be available for purchase. A portion of the proceeds from sales will support Spectrum Works, an organization in Secaucus that employs adults who have autism. The art collection event is sponsored by Curemark, LLC, which is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company in Rye, N.Y.
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