Poster advertising a 1962 match between Cassius Clay and Billy Daniels: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A color poster advertising a 1962 match between Muhammad Ali, then Cassius Clay, and Billy Daniels at the Hotel Woodstock in New York City. The poster has a grey and yellow background, with black and red text. The black text at the top reads [TWO YOUNG UNDEFEATED HEAVYWEIGHT CONTENDERS]. The red text below it reads [ST. NICHOLAS ARENA SAT. MAY 19]. The address of the venue and the time of the event are typed in small black text below. The black text in the center of the poster reads [MAIN EVENT – 10 ROUNDS / CASSIUS / CLAY / Undefeated 1960 Olympic Champion. The Most Talked About Fighter / In The World Today. Scored 10 Kayoes In 13 Fights. / VS/ BILLY / DANIELS / Unbeaten New York Golden Glove Heavyweight Champion. Won 16 Straight. Promises To Flatten Clay.]. The name “Billy Daniels” is in red text. There is a black and white image of Cassius Clay on the proper right side, and a black and white image of Billy Daniels on the proper left side of the poster. Tticket pricing and hotel information is printed in black at the bottom of the poster. There is a faded stamp on the proper left side, under the image of Daniels.reading [INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF BILL POSTERS & BILLERS OF AMERICA].

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1962
• Printed by: International Alliance of Bill Posters and Billers of America
• Subject of: Muhammad Ali, American, 1942 - 2016
• Subject of: Billy Daniels, American, 1938 - 2017
• Subject of: St. Nicholas Arena, American, 1896 - 1962
• Subject of: Woodstock Hotel, American
• Type: posters
• Medium: ink on cardboard
• Dimensions: L x W: 22 1/4 × 28 1/8 in. (56.5 × 71.4 cm)
• Place depicted: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Athletes
• Topic: Boxing
• Topic: Sports
• Topic: U.S. History, 1961-1969
• Object number: 2023.91.4
• 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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