The Jack Johnson and Tommy Burns fight, 1908 / by Norman Lindsay
The Jack Johnson and Tommy Burns fight, 1908 / by Norman Lindsay
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Author / Creator
Date
1908
Call Numbers
V/158
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Physical Description
Contents
1 drawing - 38 x 26 cm - watercolour and pencil on paper
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Fonds
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Copying Conditions
Copyright status : In copyright - Life of artist plus 70 years
Copyright holder : H, C, and A Glad
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Please acknowledge: : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and Courtesy H, C, & A. Glad
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Full title
The Jack Johnson and Tommy Burns fight, 1908 / by Norman Lindsay
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
The Library holds a pen and ink drawing of Jack Johnson, probably drawn for The Bulletin, of Johnson being driven in a car past a group of three Aborigines on the side of the road
Digital order no:a1528552
Signature / Inscriptions
Signed and inscribed, lower left: `To Hugh D. Macintosh with kind regards N.L.'
Object History
Hugh MacIntosh, Sydney; thence to private collection, Canberra until 1978; thence to private collection, Sydney; Trevor Bussell Fine Art Gallery, Sydney; thence to private collection, Sydney.
Contextual Information
Source
Purchased from Deutscher and Hackett, 26 November 2008, Lot 16
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Administrative / Biographical history
On 26 December 1908, a record crowd of over 60,000 gathered at the newly opened Sydney stadium at Rushcutters Bay to watch the boxing match between African American, Jack Johnson, and and French Canadian, Tommy Burns. The fight made history in sport and in global race relations. While black competitors were recognised in boxing, they were barred fr...
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Call Numbers
V/158
Record Identifier
Yj7djrl9
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/Yj7djrl9
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Reference code
839836
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