What is a Giclée print?
Each print of "Yawkey Way" is a giclée, which is the name of the process used to reproduce fine art prints. Basically, the original image is stored on a digital source and then printed on demand using a specialized, high quality ink-jet printer. A giclée image has all the tonalities and hues of the original painting and is printed using archival quality inks. Giclée prints of Yawkey Way are available on fine art paper or canvas. The canvas is more durable and will not crease.
Yawkey Way by Kevin Shea - Print & Artist Information
"When you see people arrive at the park, it is as if they have arrived at baseball Mecca. It's just incredible," Newburyport artist Kevin Shea said after painting Yawkey Way during the pre-game atmosphere of the 2007 World Series.
Shea, a lifelong Bay State resident, has been painting popular Boston landmarks since he graduated from the Massachusetts College of Art in 1981.
Yawkey Way is Shea's second print where America's most beloved ballpark is the featured subject. His Print Featuring Fenway Park, completed after the magical 2004 season, is one of his all-time best sellers and the original painting sold for $8,000.
Yawkey Way is Shea's latest work and the colorful print highlights the excitement and anticipation outside of Fenway Park during the World Series. Only 2,007 prints were produced, the number chosen to commemorate the Boston Red Sox's 2007 world championship.
And for those wondering, Kevin Shea the artist is not related to the former Red Sox spokesman of the same name.