Black and white poster with a photograph of Muhammad Ali and Pelé

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Created by
Unidentified
Subject of
Ali, Muhammad, American, 1942 - 2016
Pelé, Brazilian, 1940 - 2022
Date
2000
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 33 x 24 in. (83.8 x 61 cm)
Description
A poster featuring a pixelated image of Muhammad Ali and Pelé embracing after Pelé's final soccer match in 1977. Ali signed, dated, and wrote an aphorism at the bottom of the poster.
Place depicted
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
Type
posters
Topic
Athletes
Boxing
Soccer
Sports
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2011.153.2
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b74818a4-65b7-4a26-b9cb-9cf48e5ba92c

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