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Leonard and Hearns, NYC, 1989

African American Museum

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Object Details

Photograph by

Walter Iooss Jr., American, born 1943

Subject of

Sugar Ray Leonard, American, born 1956
Thomas Hearns, American, born 1958

Description

An image of Sugar Ray Leonard and Thomas Hearns. The two are featured with their bodies facing each other and their heads turned towards the camera. Leonard, nearside, holds his proper right glove hand against Hearns, farside, proper left glove.

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Walter Iooss

Date

1989

Object number

2016.164.25.1

Restrictions & Rights

© Walter Iooss
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

Type

digital images
digital media - born analog

Medium

digital

Dimensions

H x W: 4287 pixels × 6356 pixels
File size: 77.98 MB

Place depicted

New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Portfolio/Series

Icons

Classification

Photographs and Still Images

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American
Athletes
Boxing
Photography
Sports

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd51f98d33c-5109-4d4b-98f3-cf53c2abafba

Record ID

nmaahc_2016.164.25.1

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