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Peter Blake
Alphabet: B for Boxer, 1991
Silkscreen on Paper
780mm x 1020mm x 2mm
Edition of 95
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'B for Boxer' - A signed, limited edition silkscreen print by Sir Peter Blake. 'B for Boxer' is from Blake's rare 1991 series of alphabet letters. It depicts one of...
'B for Boxer' - A signed, limited edition silkscreen print by Sir Peter Blake.
'B for Boxer' is from Blake's rare 1991 series of alphabet letters. It depicts one of Blake's cultural and sporting icons: Joe Louis and reflects his love of boxing.
Joe Louis was the world heavyweight boxing champion from 1937 to 1949. Nicknamed the 'Brown Bomber'. In 2005, Louis was named the greatest heavyweight of all time by the International Boxing Research Organization. He is widely regarded as the first African American to achieve the status of a nationwide hero within the United States. He also was instrumental in integrating the game of golf, breaking the sport's color barrier in America by appearing under a sponsor's exemption in a PGA event in 1952.
Joe Louis was the world heavyweight boxing champion from 1937 to 1949. Nicknamed the 'Brown Bomber'. In 2005, Louis was named the greatest heavyweight of all time by the International Boxing Research Organization. He is widely regarded as the first African American to achieve the status of a nationwide hero within the United States. He also was instrumental in integrating the game of golf, breaking the sport's color barrier in America by appearing under a sponsor's exemption in a PGA event in 1952.