Document with biographical sketch of Cassius Clay: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

This three page typewritten biographical sketch of Cassius Clay is part of the press kit for the 1964 Liston vs. Clay World Heavyweight Championship fight put together by Dundee-MacDonald Enterprises, Inc. At the top, the large text reads, [LISTON vs. CLAY] with photographs of the two boxers on either side.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: February 1964
• Created by: Dundee's 5th St. Gym, American, 1950 - 1983
• Distributed by: Dundee-MacDonald Enterprises, Inc., American, founded 1963
• Subject of: Muhammad Ali, American, 1942 - 2016
• Subject of: Sonny Liston, American, 1928 - 1970
• Type: press kits
• Type: biographies
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 14 x 8 1/2 in. (35.6 x 21.6 cm)
• Place depicted: Miami Beach, Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Athletes
• Topic: Boxing
• Topic: Mass media
• Topic: Sports
• Object number: 2011.56.3.1abc
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Dwaine Simpson 5th St. Gym Museum Collection
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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