Muhammad Ali

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A black-and-white photograph of Muhammad Ali, by Platon. The close-up of Ali depicts only his face in heavy shadow. His head is tilted downwards and he is resting his forehead in proper right hand. The hand covers his forehead, eye, and cheek of the proper right side of his face. His ring finger and pinkie are bent and are pressing on his forehead just above his proper left eyebrow. On his ring finger is he is wearing a metal ring with a square, light tone gemstone with four small point. His proper left eye is close in his chin is tilted downwards. The background of the photograph is black. The photograph has a thick white border. The edition number, [5/12], is printed in the bottom left corner. The photographer’s signature and date, [Platon 19], is handwritten in the bottom right corner. Inside the border, at the bottom center, is the photographer’s embossed mark: [PLATON ?

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