Object Details
- Ali, Muhammad
- Description
- Muhammad Ali (b.1942) "The Greatest," gained fame for his boxing skills, charisma and the controversy he generated outside the ring. In 1976 the Smithsonian acquired Ali's boxing gloves and robe for an exhibition on the American Bicentennial, A Nation of Nations. At the donation ceremony, before a crowd of reporters and cheering spectators, Ali predicted that his Everlast gloves would become "the most famous thing in this building."
- Credit Line
- Gift of Muhammad Ali
- ca 1974
- ID Number
- 1977.1073.02
- accession number
- 1977.1073
- catalog number
- 1977.1073.02
- Object Name
- robe
- robe, boxing
- Physical Description
- fabric, cotton (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 47 in x 23 in; 119.38 cm x 58.42 cm
- overall, mounted: 45 in x 24 in x 15 in; 114.3 cm x 60.96 cm x 38.1 cm
- See more items in
- Cultural and Community Life: Sport and Leisure
- Highlights from the Culture and the Arts Collection
- National Museum of American History
- subject
- Sports
- Boxing
- Professional
- Record ID
- nmah_694785
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-3873-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
