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Sketch by Muhammad Ali of his 1967 trial

African American Museum

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Object Details

Created by

Muhammad Ali, American, 1942 - 2016

Description

A pencil and ink sketch by Muhammad Ali of the courtroom in which he was tried and convicted for failing to report for military duty after being drafted. The scene is drawn in pencil then traced over and filled in with black ink. The judge sits at the bench in the top center of the scene, with the jury seated on the far left side and spectators along the entire bottom edge. Lawyers, defendants, and prosecutors sit at two tables in the center. A person sitting at the right table has a thought bubble coming from their head with what appears to be a burning building in the bubble. Muhammad Ali signed the drawing in the lower right above the crowd of spectators. The drawing is framed in a wooden frame painted gold that hangs with a single wire strung horizontally across the center of the reverse.

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Date

1967

Object number

2011.153.1

Restrictions & Rights

© Muhammad Ali Enterprises
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

Type

sketches

Medium

ink and graphite on paper, paint on wood, cardboard, and metal

Dimensions

H x W x D (frame): 27 1/2 x 21 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. (69.9 x 54.6 x 3.8 cm)
H x W (white board:): 20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 61 cm)

Place made

Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States, North and Central America

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification

Visual Arts

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American
Art
Athletes
Boxing
Law
Politics
Sports
Vietnam War, 1961-1975

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd537692741-e1fa-41b5-b33c-83f783b8bdb3

Record ID

nmaahc_2011.153.1

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