"Johnson-Ketchel Contest, San Francisco"

1909

Charles Percy Dana

Associated Names
Charles Percy Dana

Artist, American, born 1872

The artwork depicts a boxing match scene from the "Johnson-Ketchel Contest" in San Francisco. In the center, two boxers are engaged, with one on the left wearing dark shorts and gloves, and the other on the right also in dark shorts with gloves. Both are in fighting stances, facing each other. They are surrounded by a group of men, some wearing formal attire such as vests and ties, watching the match. The crowd in the background is large and densely packed, with many spectators in suits and hats. The photograph is in black and white. The upper part of the image contains handwritten text describing the event details.

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Provenance

Ross Kelbaugh, Marriottsville, MD; NGA purchase, 2023.

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Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower right in negative: DANA / Photo. / S.F.; across top: JOHNSON-KETCHEL CONTEST. S.F. OCT 16. 09. WON BY JOHNSON. 12 ROUNDS. KO. JACK WELSH, REFEREE.; across bottom: LOFTUS. Britt. Jordan. Ketchel. Welsh. Foley. Johnson. Little. Lahey.; on verso, by Ross Kelbaugh, top right in graphite: 11/16RAH / AF066A; center left printed in black ink perpendicular: THE SOMMER STUDIO / 210 n. 8TH ST., PHILADELPHIA, PA.