Magnificent oversized semi-glossy 14.75 x 19 ‘Type 1’ silver gelatin photo of Muhammad Ali by acclaimed portrait photographer Yousuf Karsh, depicting the legendary boxing champion in a half-length pose wearing a pinstripe suit with his arms akimbo, signed nicely over his shoulder in silver ink, “Muhammad Ali.” Handsomely double-matted and framed to an overall size of 22.5 x 26.5. In fine condition.
Karsh's comments on Ali: 'Probably no other person I have photographed has been subjected to so many years of such open hatred as Muhammad Ali—hatred because he was born black in the American South; hatred because of the arrogance which is one of his weapons; hatred because he was unafraid to take unpopular stands…and hatred because, despite all this, he remained the fastest-moving, as well as the fastest-talking, heavyweight boxer in history.'
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