Drawing of boxers Joe Louis and Billy Conn
name: label: depicted
content: Louis, Joe
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Original drawing of boxers Joe Louis and Billy Conn. Two head shot drawings, one of Mike Jacobs on the left and one of Joe Louis on right. On the bottom half of the drawing is Billy Conn and Joe Louis in the ring. There is text pasted onto the drawing which was done by Bob Grams. Joe Louis, known as the "Brown Bomber," was considered one of the greatest heavyweight fighters of all time. He is often regarded as the first African American to become a nationwide hero and became the focal point of anti-Nazi sentiment with the Schmeling fight of 1936. He was the reigning World Heavyweight Champion from 1937 until his retirement in 1949.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: web subject
content: Sports
label: name of sport
content: Boxing
label: level of sport
content: Professional
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1999.3052.075
label: nonaccession number
content: 1999.3052
label: catalog number
content: 1999.3052.075
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Drawing
label: Object Name
content: bowing, drawing
label: Object Name
content: drawing, boxing
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 32.5 cm x 24.7 cm; 12 13/16 in x 9 3/4 in