Muhammad Ali, Miami Beach, Florida
Artist
Gordon Parks
(American, 1912 - 2006)
Date1966; printed 2019
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 43 3/4 × 31 3/16 inches (111.13 × 79.22 cm)
Sheet: 49 3/4 × 37 3/16 inches (126.37 × 94.46 cm)
Sheet: 49 3/4 × 37 3/16 inches (126.37 × 94.46 cm)
Credit LineAnonymous gift
Object number2019.55
SignedStamp on sheet verso, bottom center, in black ink with pencil: "GORDON PARKS / This is a Certified Gordon Parks Photograph / which was printed in 2019 and / authenticated by the Gordon Parks Foundation. / [signature] / Peter W. Kunhardt, Jr / Executive Director, the Gordon Parks Foundation / © The Gordon Parks Foundation, All rights reserved."
Inscribednone
MarkingsOn sheet verso, lower left, in pencil: "49.001";
On sheet verso, lower right, in pencil: "GP07292".
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DescriptionCloseup image of a shirtless man (Muhammad Ali). His mouth is slightly agape and tiny droplets of sweat cover his face and drip down his chest.ProvenanceAnonymous donor;
Its gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri, 2019.
Copyright© The Gordon Parks Foundation
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