The Knock-Out

Title: The Knock-Out
Date: 1944
Creator: James Dallas Parks, 1907-1983
Contributor: Atlanta Annuals
Description: James Dallas Parks, born in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1907, was a painter, sculptor, printmaker, and art historian. The Knockout depicts the iconic photograph of the Muhammed Ali versus Sonny Lingston boxing match. Ali is standing in a victor’s stance above Lingston as he struggles to rise.
Primary Subject: 1900-1999 See all items with this value; Sports and Athletics See all items with this value; Art See all items with this value
Additional Subject: Racial uplift; Social life and customs
Location: Atlanta; Fulton County; Georgia; USA
Type: Print
Medium: Lithograph
Measurements: 11.125 x 9.375 in.
Format: JPG
HBCU Identifier: 1944.01
HCAC Identifier: HCAC.CAU.019
Rights: All rights held by the Clark Atlanta University Art Museum. For permission to publish, distribute, or use this image for any other purpose, please contact Clark Atlanta University Art Museum, Clark Atlanta University, (404) 880-6102 Attn: Museum Director.
Contributing Institution: Clark Atlanta University
Source: Clark Atlanta University Art Museum
Collection: Atlanta Art Annuals
Language: English