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Collector's Passion For Art And Baseball Leads To Partnership In Cooperstown

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 National Baseball Hall of Fame Museum President Jeff Idelson with Rick Friedman and friend Cindy Lou Wakefield. Friedman recently loaned artwork he owns to the museum: Alexander Calder's

National Baseball Hall of Fame Museum President Jeff Idelson with Rick Friedman and friend Cindy Lou Wakefield. Friedman recently loaned artwork he owns to the museum: Alexander Calder's "Baseball" (1966) and Elaine de Kooning's "The Baseball Catch" (1960).

Rick Friedman has created his own mini baseball hall of fame in the basement of his Southampton home. CAILIN RILEY

Rick Friedman has created his own mini baseball hall of fame in the basement of his Southampton home. CAILIN RILEY

Rick Friedman has created his own mini baseball hall of fame in the basement of his Southampton home. CAILIN RILEY

Rick Friedman has created his own mini baseball hall of fame in the basement of his Southampton home. CAILIN RILEY

Rick Friedman has created his own mini baseball hall of fame in the basement of his Southampton home. CAILIN RILEY

Rick Friedman has created his own mini baseball hall of fame in the basement of his Southampton home. CAILIN RILEY

Rick Friedman has created his own mini baseball hall of fame in the basement of his Southampton home. CAILIN RILEY

Rick Friedman has created his own mini baseball hall of fame in the basement of his Southampton home. CAILIN RILEY

Rick Friedman has created his own mini baseball hall of fame in the basement of his Southampton home. CAILIN RILEY

Rick Friedman has created his own mini baseball hall of fame in the basement of his Southampton home. CAILIN RILEY

authorCailin Riley on Jul 11, 2016
Rick Friedman has a well-established reputation for collecting art, a fact that is evident immediately upon setting foot through the front door of his Southampton home, where paintings and sketches... more

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