Parks x Ali / co-edited by April M. Watson and Paul Roth ; with texts by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Gerald Early, Peter W. Kunhardt, Jr., April M. Watson, and Julián Zugazagoitia.
"In 1966, Life magazine assigned famed photographer Gordon Parks to cover Muhammad Ali, the brash young boxing champion. Four years later in 1970, the two came together again for a second Life feature story. These encounters framed a critical passage in the career of the controversial heavyweight, w...
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| Language: | English |
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Text in English. |
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Kansas City, Missouri : Pleasantville, New York : Göttingen, Germany :
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art ; The Gordon Parks Foundation ; Steidl,
2019.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Physical Description: | 213 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits (some color), facsimiles ; 30 x 26 cm |
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Gordon Parks x Muhammad Ali [Spine title]
Muhammad Ali |
| Format: | Book |
Contents:
- Directors' Foreword / Peter W. Kunhardt, Jr., and Julián Zugazagoitia
- Two Poets of Faith and Hope / Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
- Plates, Miami, 1966
- Plates, London, 1966
- The Image of Champions: Gordon Parks and Muhammad Ali in "Life" / April M. Watson
- Plates, Miami, 1970
- The Four Alis / Gerald Early
- "Life": "The Redemption of the Champion," September 9, 1966
- "Life": "No More Boasting, Just the Fight," October 23, 1970
- List of Plates
- Biographies
- Acknowledgments.