Title from caption on object: “Bob Beamon Sets New World Record in Olympic Broad Jump”

October 18, 1968

Unknown 20th Century

Associated Names
Unknown, 20th Century

Artist

United Press International

Publisher

This is a photograph of an athlete in mid-action during a jumping event. The image captures the athlete at the peak of a jump, with both legs bent at the knees and arms tucked in front. The athlete's focused expression and the determined poise of his body form the central focus of the composition. In the background, the setting appears to be a stadium with blurred figures and a seated person. The black and white tones of the photograph enhance the dramatic impact and timeless quality of the moment.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image: 23.9 × 19.3 cm (9 7/16 × 7 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 25.3 × 20.3 cm (9 15/16 × 8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.177.600

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, RMY Auctions, Wilder, ID); Mary and Dan Solomon, Monarch Beach, CA; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by unknown hand, bottom center in red pencil: p110; bottom right: 7 1/2 to 3 3/8; on verso, by unknown hand, top right in blue pencil: 30; upper left in black ink perpendicular: 67; upper right in graphite: Track & Field / Bob Beamon / USE!; center UPI copyright stamp in black ink; by unknown hand, lower right in blue ink: 1610881 / Bob Beamon / sets New World / record in Olympic / Broad jump / 10/18/68

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