Dear Customer, I had the honor and privilege of producing this artwork directly for Meadowlark through Graphic Produx Corp. We became friends in early 2000 and remained friends until his passing. These are new never circulated and stored in an air conditioned room. The artist is Florida artist Greg Crumbly.

Meadow Lemon (April 25, 1932– December 27, 2015) was an American basketball player, actor, and Christian minister (ordained in 1986). From 1994, he served Meadowlark Lemon Ministries in Scottsdale, Arizona. For 22 years, he was known as the "Clown Prince" of the touring Harlem Globetrotters basketball team. He played in more than 16,000 games for the Globetrotters and was a 2003 inductee into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. When basketball legend Wilt Chamberlain was asked his opinion on the best player of all time, he responded, "For me it would be Meadowlark Lemon." Fellow Wilmington great Michael Jordan called Lemon a "true national treasure" and a personal inspiration in Jordan's youth.

Lemon was born in Wilmington, North Carolina, and attended Williston Industrial School, graduating in 1952. He then matriculated into Florida A&M University, but was soon drafted into the United States Army, serving for two years stationed in Austria and West Germany.

Lemon made his first basketball hoop out of an onion sack and coat hanger, using an empty Carnation milk can to sink his first 2-point hoop.

Lemon first applied to the Globetrotters in 1954 at age 22, finally being chosen to play in 1955. In 1980, he left to form one of his Globetrotters imitators, the Bucketeers. He played with that team until 1983, then moved on to play with the Shooting Stars from 1984 to 1987. In 1988, he moved on to "Meadowlark Lemon's Harlem All Stars" team. Despite being with his own touring team, Lemon returned to the Globetrotters, playing 50 games with them in 1994.

In 2000, Lemon received the John Bunn Award, the highest honor given by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame outside of induction. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2003.

Greg Crumbly is a World-renowned Artist and one of the most sought-after Painters in the Fine Art and Portrait World. Crumbly is known for his portrait paintings of African American historical figures, including Martin Luther King Jr., Henry Osian Flipper, Malcolm X and Barack Obama. Crumbly joined the United States Army and took ranger training. He retired from the United States Army Rangers in 1988, after his helicopter was shot down. He continued to serve his community by becoming a Pittsburgh Police Officer and rising to the rank of Detective He honed his talent by drawing crime suspects. His art work is held by the Pentagon Hall of Heroes and the Saint Petersburg Museum of History. His portraits were gifted to leaders including the Prime Minister of Kenya Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta and Pope Benedict. Crumbly was commissioned by the National Rifle Association to paint Freedom Stand Tall and Legends of the Gun. He painted a portrait of Matt Kenseth for Roush Racing. The Basketball Hall of Fame commissioned Crumbly to paint Meadowlark Lemon. Crumbly donated many of his pieces to Veteran families, institutions. 

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