9.5x13.5" thin board w/fully painted art which is signed at lower right "Jorge S." Wonderful image of Jose Miguel Gomez (President of Cuba from 1908-1920) w/his arm around Jose Mendez who wears his Almendares Scorpions uniform. These two men stand on a ball field along with two other men in suits and a Cuban army officer who holds a box of cigars. Bkg. details include stands full of spectators. Title at top in Spanish translates as "President Gomez Entertains The Black Diamond 1909." Exc. Mendez was inducted into the National Baseball HOF in 2006 and is one of the true legends of the game for his accolades as both player and coach in the Negro Leagues. From the Richard Merkin Collection and comes with Hake's COA.