I like to call Fenway Park the Cathedral of Baseball. Most of these photographs were made in the early 1990s, before the Green Monster scoreboard was replaced and before the park was modernized. With the help of park personnel back then, I was able to photograph rarely-seen areas of the building, including the inside of the manually operated scoreboard, which is one of only a few left in Major League Baseball.
This is the most specific of my collections. Every piece is Fenway Park art, made on film with a large format camera, hand-numbered and printed in limited editions. The work is in private collections and a number of Boston-area homes, restaurants, and offices. For Red Sox fans, sports collectors, and anyone with a connection to the city, these photographs read differently than my landscape work. They are about a place, but they are also about memory.
This is a piece about the Fenway Park artwork in this collection, what I was after when I made it, and what makes the photographs particular.
Inside the manual scoreboard
Fenway #6 is a rare view from inside the manually operated scoreboard at Fenway Park. The Green Monster scoreboard at Fenway is one of the last three manually operated scoreboards in Major League Baseball. The numbers are still hung by hand, by a person standing inside the wall. I was able to get into that space in the early 1990s with the help of park personnel. The photograph is what they see while a game is going on.
This piece is the centerpiece of the collection for a lot of buyers. It is also the most behind-the-scenes piece I have ever made of any subject. There is no other Fenway Park art I have seen that puts you in this position.
The Green Monster STRIKE indicator
Fenway #3 captures the bold STRIKE lettering and the red indicator lights from Fenway Park’s Green Monster. It is one of the essential pieces in the collection for Red Sox fans. The lights are part of the manual scoreboard system that has been in place for decades.
Fenway #4 is the companion piece, the OUT indicator with the same bold lettering and red lights. The two are often hung together. STRIKE and OUT, side by side, becomes a single visual statement about the rhythm of the game.
The 310 distance marker
Fenway #5 is the iconic 310 94.5 distance marker from the Green Monster. If you look closely at the photograph, you can see where the distance was corrected at one point. The original number was 315 feet. It was repainted to 310 in the 1990s. The painted-over correction is visible on the wall itself, and the photograph captured it at exactly the right angle.
Why film, why large format
People ask me all the time why I still work on film. For the Fenway Park collection specifically, the answer is straightforward. The walls of the Green Monster have been painted, dented, and weathered for decades. The dents in the wall, including a number with the stitching of a baseball pressed into the thick paint, are part of the history of the building. Film records that texture. Digital flattens it.
The other reason is pace. With large format, you set up the camera, you compose, you wait for the light, and you commit. Each frame costs something. You think before you take it. Inside an empty stadium, with limited time and no opportunity to come back tomorrow, that discipline matters.
Many of the dents in the Green Monster have the stitching of the baseball indented into the thick paint. I like to imagine which dents were created by which players. The current scoreboard, which is surrounded by advertisements, seems to be made of a more durable tin or aluminum and does not dent as easily. The era I photographed will not come back.
More from the collection
Fenway #1. I shot this in the early 1990s before the scoreboard was replaced. The current board, surrounded by advertisements, is more durable but less expressive.
Fenway #2. A close study of the dents in the Green Monster wall. Many have the stitching of the baseball pressed into the thick paint.
Fenway #7. Of the many places in the city you can see the name Boston displayed on signage, I think this is the most iconic.
On limited editions
Every photograph in the Fenway Park collection is a limited edition fine art photograph, hand-numbered, printed in small runs. When the edition is sold, that is the end of it. The negative still exists, but the edition does not get reopened.
This is especially relevant for the Fenway collection. The era I photographed cannot be photographed again. The original scoreboard has been replaced. The wall has been repainted. The access I had then is not available now. These are not scenes that can be made again with a different camera or a different photographer.
There is a great deal of fine art photography for sale online that calls itself limited edition without actually being limited. I print mine in genuinely small runs. When I say the edition is closed, I mean it.
Bringing Fenway Park artwork into your home
Fenway Park art lives in specific rooms. Game rooms, finished basements, home offices, sports-themed dens. Restaurants and bars in the Boston area, especially those with a connection to the team. Corporate offices for Boston-based businesses. The piece often becomes a conversation starter with anyone who walks in.
For families with multi-generational Red Sox fans, a Fenway Park photograph at scale can be a meaningful gift or anniversary purchase. The photographs hold up because they capture the building before the modern advertising and digital scoreboards took over. The kids and grandkids of the buyer will recognize this version of Fenway.
Hospitality and corporate spaces in Boston particularly find these pieces useful. They place the building in the room without requiring a window onto Lansdowne Street.
See it in your space before you buy
One of the things I built into the website is a tool called See It In Your Space. You upload a photograph of your wall, give me rough measurements, and pick a piece from the collection. I send back a rendered preview of the framed print on your actual wall, in the size and frame option you are considering. It takes about a day. There is no charge and no obligation.
Buying fine art photography at this scale is a meaningful decision, and a flat image on a screen does not always tell you what a 60 inch print is going to feel like in a real room. For sizing reference and current pricing, the Print Sizes and Pricing page lays out everything from the 40 inch standard up through custom installations.
See the full collection
You can browse the full Fenway Park collection here. The collection is updated when new work is finished, which is a few times a year.
Related collections you may want to see
If this collection speaks to you, the work in these collections often appeals to the same buyers:
- Upland. New England landscape work, including the Boston Public Garden and World’s End in Hingham.
- Vessels. Wooden boats and harbor scenes from the New England coast.
- Great Escapes. European travel work from France, Italy, and Ireland.
- New Releases. The most recent additions to the body of work.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are these photographs digital or film?
Every photograph in the Fenway Park collection was shot on film with a large format camera. Nothing is generated, composited, or digitally captured.
How large can these prints be made?
Standard sizes range from 40 inches to 90 inches on the long edge. Custom sizes beyond 90 inches are available for installations that need them. The largest prints I have made have been over 10 feet wide.
Are the prints framed?
Framing is offered on every print. I work with museum-grade framers and match the framing to the image. Unframed prints are also available if you have a framer you prefer.
Are these limited editions?
Yes. Each photograph is hand-numbered and printed in a limited run. Once the edition sells out, no more prints of that image are produced.
Where are most of these photographs taken?
The Fenway Park collection was photographed in the early 1990s, primarily inside the Green Monster scoreboard, on the Green Monster wall itself, and around the building. Access to those areas is no longer available, and the era of the manual scoreboard depicted in this work cannot be photographed again.
Do you offer trade pricing for interior designers?
Yes. The Designer Trade Program is open to working interior designers, architects, and stagers. Trade pricing applies to the full collection.
