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Artist:
Unidentified Artist  Search this
Copy after:
James Montgomery Flagg, 18 Jun 1877 - 27 May 1960  Search this
Sitter:
Jack Dempsey, 24 Jun 1895 - 31 May 1983  Search this
Jess Willard, 29 Dec 1881 - 15 Dec 1968  Search this
Medium:
Paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 3.8 x 11.3cm (1 1/2 x 4 7/16")
Type:
Print
Exhibition Label:
A visit to Jack Dempsey’s bar and eatery could yield numerous mementos of the occasion—from a souvenir shrimp fork bearing Dempsey’s likeness to matchbooks and postcards featuring the restaurant’s trademark image of the Jack Dempsey–Jess Willard championship bout.
Topic:
Jess Willard: Male  Search this
Jess Willard: Sports and Recreation\Athlete\Boxer  Search this
Jack Dempsey: Male  Search this
Jack Dempsey: Sports and Recreation\Athlete\Boxer  Search this
Jack Dempsey: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Proprietor\Restaurateur  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Beverly Jones Cox
Object number:
AD/NPG.2005.3
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Exhibition:
Champions
On View:
NPG, South Gallery 350 Mezzanine
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4dce189e5-939f-43c7-8bb9-6df03dee0f71
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_AD_NPG.2005.3