Claude Monet Designs Yankee Stadium

"For some crazy reason, fate has chosen me to bring Monet's trove of artwork into the world."

Melvin Flack has given up on his dream of becoming an artist until he discovers 14 paintings hidden in a derelict building in the Bronx. To his shock, they're signed by his idol, Claude Monet. And the subject! Is it possible Monet designed Yankee Stadium in 1921? If these paintings are authentic, who gets the 600 million dollars they'll get at auction? And what's in the mysterious journal that Mel finds with the art?

Suddenly everything that Mel has given up on seems within his grasp. Can he redeem his past as a failed artist? Can he find someone to glorify with his art, who can love him? Is Claude Monet, through the words in his journal, whispering in Mel's ear, inspiring him? The stakes couldn't be higher when bilious billionaire, real estate kingpin Holcombe Parkes claims the paintings. Mel fights like his whole life is on the line... because it is.

With Claude Monet Designs Yankee Stadium, author R. Lee Procter has created an astonishing, comical and deeply moving romantic adventure like no other.

R. Lee Procter has loved Impressionist art since he saw a show of Claude Monet's haystacks in the 1980s. He currently works as a writer in the themed entertainment business, creating museum exhibit, stadium tours, and guest narratives for brand homes. He's also worked in advertising and the cable television business. He stumbled across the idea for this book in the Metropolitan Museum of Art Book Store, when he saw Monet paintings selling next to antique baseball cards. Wait a minute... Yankee Stadium opened in 1923, Monet didn't die until 1926. He really could have designed it! If he did, what happened to his designs? This book answers that question. And celebrates Monet as an artist like no other.