Banner for a carnival booth featuring Jack Johnson: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

An oil on canvas carnival banner depicting African American boxer, Jack Johnson, with the title "Boxing Booth" and signed "J. Bell" in the lower left corner. Marked below the image of Johnson in a boxer stance is the declaration: "Jack Johnson World Heavyweight Champion".

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: after 1908
• Created by: J. Bell
• Subject of: Jack Johnson, American, 1878 - 1946
• Type: portraits
• Type: banners
• Medium: oil on canvas
• Dimensions: H x W: 75 3/8 × 24 7/8 in. (191.5 × 63.2 cm)
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Amusements
• Topic: Athletes
• Topic: Boxing
• Topic: Sports
• Object number: 2012.62.4
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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