Photograph by
White, John H., American, born 1945
Subject of
Ali, Muhammad, American, 1942 - 2016
Date
1978; printed later
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 16 1/16 × 23 3/4 in. (40.8 × 60.3 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 24 × 25 in. (61 × 63.5 cm)
Description
This gelatin silver print depicts a black and white image of Muhammad Ali training at Deer Lake, Pennsylvania. Ali is running alone on a two lane road. Trees and plants fill the frame around him and cover most of the photograph. He is wearing a track suit with white stripes down the length of the pants and sleeves and down the front of the jacket. There are no inscriptions, front or back.
Place collected
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Place captured
Deer Lake, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Media Arts-Photography
Type
gelatin silver prints
Topic
Athletes
Photography
Sports
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of John H. White/Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photojournalist
Object number
2016.118.35
Restrictions & Rights
© John H. White
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b9d10933-648b-49d9-9b8d-afbe40d1af3a

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