Poster made by Amnesty International with Muhammad Ali photo: Museum Object and Cultural History
Poster made by Amnesty International with Muhammad Ali photo: Date: 1998. Created by: Amnesty International, founded 1961. Subject of: Muhammad Ali, American, 1942 - 2016.
The object in the museum catalogue
A poster created by Amnesty International opposing the use of electric stun-belts in American prisons. A photo of Muhammad Ali appears with the statement "25 Times in His Career Muhammad Ali Fought For A Belt. Now He's Fighting Against One".
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1998
- Created by: Amnesty International, founded 1961
- Subject of: Muhammad Ali, American, 1942 - 2016
- Type: political posters
- Medium: ink on paper
- Dimensions: H x W: 35 7/8 x 24 in. (91.1 x 61 cm)
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Activism
- Topic: Associations and institutions
- Topic: Athletes
- Topic: Boxing
- Topic: Social reform
- Topic: Sports
- Object number: 2011.38.2
- Credit Line: Smithsonian Institution Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Nichols family
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: © 1998 Amnesty International Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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