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TCM Presents ... It's a Knockout!
New York ? On October 5, Bonhams will offer a rare collection of artwork by Muhammad Ali in TCM Presents...It's a Knockout!, a Sports Memorabilia auction presented by Bonhams' Popular Culture Department. A decorated boxer and celebrated activist, Ali harbored a lifelong passion for the arts. In 1967, the athlete produced a series of drawings for Avant Garde magazine, which serve as visual manifestations of his fervor for civil rights activism. A decade later in 1977, he returned to the craft of artmaking at the encouragement of Rodney Hilton Brown, author of Muhammad Ali: The Untold Story: Painter, Poet & Prophet. The works in this sale come directly from the personal collection of Hilton Brown, and comprise the largest collection of Ali's artwork to ever be seen at auction. Highlights include War In America, from the Avant Garde series (estimate: $25,000-35,000) and Sting Like a Bee ($40,000-60,000), which was painted by Muhammad Ali during the filming of Freedom Road in Mississippi in 1978. This work was originally released in a limited edition of 500 in 1979 and is the only artwork to include a complete Muhammad Ali poem.
Bonhams Director of Popular Culture, Helen Hall, commented, "Muhammad Ali was a cultural icon who defined a generation. His artwork depicts those subjects close to his heart: Boxing, Civil Rights, Religion and World Peace and Humanitarianism. This sale presents buyers with an incredibly rare opportunity to acquire unique and meaningful artwork made by 'The Greatest of All Time.'"
The auction also includes a rare collection of sports memorabilia amassed over many years by Jim and Theresa Earle. Jim Earle was a prolific and selective buyer of artifacts and objects relating to some of the world's most important sports stars, including boxers James Braddock, Rocky Marciano, Jack Dempsey and Carmen Basilio as well as baseball legends Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle and Lou Gehrig.
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![ROBERT FITZSIMMONS SIGNATURE: ROBERT FITZSIMMONS SIGNATURESignature ('Robert Fitzsimmons') on the verso of a clipped letterhead for Kernan's Lyceum Theatre, 2 7/8 x 8 3/8 inches, [Washington, D.C.], n.d. but 1890s, leaf creased](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1043/218622/112271407_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1632083605)
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