Photograph by
White, John H., American, born 1945
Subject of
Ali, Muhammad, American, 1942 - 2016
Date
1978
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image and sheet): 14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 27.9 cm)
Description
This gelatin silver print depicts a black and white image of Muhammad Ali sitting on wood logs. Ali is wearing a track suit and black shoes. The suit has two white strippes running down the side of the pant legs and sleeves. He is sitting on top of a pile of logs in front of a cabin in Deer Lake, Pennsylvania. There are no marks or 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
Recreation
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
2016.118.7
Restrictions & Rights
© John H. White
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59ee29b04-387f-4d48-ae25-2fbde853191d

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