Plaster Fist of Joe Louis made by Dr. Walter Jacobs
date: label: date made
content: 1946
name: label: depicted (sitter)
content: Louis, Joe
label: maker
content: Jacobs, Walter J.
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Bronzed plaster cast of Joe Louis's fist. This was made by Dr. Walter H. Jacobs, a boxing enthusiast and dentist that made mouth guards for boxers. Dr. Walter H. Jacobs, a boxing enthusiast, made the mold of Joe Louis's fist at his training camp at Pompton Lakes, NJ, in 1946. It was made of impresssion material used in dentistry. He made the life mold and then cast and bronzed it to make the life mold and then to cast it. Joe Louis (Barrow), 1914-1981, was one of America's best boxers, finishing with a 66-3 record, with one no contest. Louis was also recognized for his military service during the World War II.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New Jersey, Pompton Lakes
label: place made
content: United States: New Jersey, Pompton Lakes
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
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Walter H. Jacobs, D.D.S.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1987.0159.01
label: accession number
content: 1987.0159
label: catalog number
content: 1987.0159.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: cast, fist
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paint (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: plaster (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: painted (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 5 1/2 in x 4 1/2 in x 3 1/4 in; 13.97 cm x 11.43 cm x 8.255 cm