Magnum Square Print by Thomas Hoepker: Muhammad Ali, Chicago, USA, 1966 (Signed)

Description: Magnum Square Print by Thomas Hoepker: Muhammad Ali jumping from a bridge over the Chicago River. Chicago, USA. 1966. (Signed) Acquired from Magnum during the 2021 Magnum Square Print Sale “On the Horizon” In perfect condition. Comes in a sealed protective envelope; the glossiness of the envelope might have caused some glare in the pictures Free shipping in the U.S. “I met the Champ for the first time in 1966 in Chicago. He was 24, had recently converted to Islam, and had just changed his name to Muhammad Ali. I was a young photo reporter, working for Stern magazine in Germany, and the editors had assigned me to ‘stick to the guy and follow him around as long as you can’. I was interested in observing and photographing him as a person, not so much as a boxer. But this proved to be a difficult task. The Champ was elusive and erratic. Ali could be delightful, talking without end, in long cascading sentences, often laced with rhymes. But, suddenly, he would clam up and become inaccessible. Then, in the next moment, he would cooperate fully with me, clowning around, taking off his shirt, climbing on a bridge railing above the Chicago River and jumping towards my Leica. No horizon seemed too far away for his ambitions.” - Thomas Hoepker

Price: 259 USD

Location: Ithaca, New York

End Time: 2024-01-03T23:27:06.000Z

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