Muhammad Ali

July 1972

American 20th Century

Associated Names
American 20th Century

Artist

The image depicts a close-up of a man's face, capturing his head and shoulders only. He is facing directly towards the camera, his gaze fixed straight ahead. The man has strong, well-defined facial features, including a broad nose and full lips. His hair is closely cropped and styled in a short Afro. He is wearing a dark collared shirt, the collar just visible at the bottom of the image. The background is a plain, dark shade that contrasts with the subject, and there are white markings resembling brush strokes across the edges of the image. No visible jewelry or accessories are present, and the focus remains on his face against the plain backdrop.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print with applied color

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image: 24.1 × 19.4 cm (9 1/2 × 7 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 25.4 × 20.6 cm (10 × 8 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.177.598

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mary and Dan Solomon, Monarch Beach, CA; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

retouching across recto in grey and black paint; crop marks around perimeter in white paint; on verso, top left printed in black ink on applied paper: Ali Muhammad - 76; by unknown hand, top right in blue ink: Ali; top right in red ink: ph; upper left stamped in red ink: AUG 12 1972; upper left stamped in red ink: JAN 8 1979 E; upper center stamped in blue ink: '78 DEC 1 PM 4: 04; center left printed in black ink on applied barcode label perpendicular: AAO-705-BS

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