Poster Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier promoting the Fight of the Century
date: label: Date
content: 1971
name: label: Printed by
content: Sports Posters, Inc.
label: Designed by
content: LeRoy Neiman, American, 1921 - 2012
label: Subject of
content: Muhammad Ali, American, 1942 - 2016
label: Subject of
content: Joe Frazier, American, 1944 - 2011
label: Signed by
content: LeRoy Neiman, American, 1921 - 2012
notes: label: Description
content: A LeRoy Neiman poster depicting drawings of Muhammad Ali (not wearing gloves) face-to-face with champion Joe Frazier (wearing gloves). The top of the poster has text in black ink that reads: [JOE FRAZIER vs. / MUHAMMAD ALI / WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP / MADISON SQUARE GARDEN/MAR. 8, 1971]. Printed in the lower-right corner are LeRoy Neiman's facsimile signature and the year he originally created the poster 19['71]. Neiman also signed above the facsimile signature in black ink that reads: [To David - LeRoy Neiman '98]. Text printed in black in the bottom right corner of the front of the poster reads: [© 1971 by Sports Posters, Inc. Printed in U.S.A.] The back of the poster is blank.
place: label: Place made
content: United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Art
label: Topic
content: Athletes
label: Topic
content: Boxing
label: Topic
content: Sports
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.90.2
objectType: label: Type
content: posters
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © LeRoy Neiman Foundation
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 37 1/2 × 25 1/8 in. (95.3 × 63.8 cm)