(5) Autographed Boxing Photos

(5) Autographed Boxing Photos

Lot# 139

Price

SOLD: $225

Description

To include: (A) Muhammad Ali dedicated to ROD (Rodney Hilton Brown). Dated June 30, 1977. Peace. Sight size: 11″ high x 9″ wide. In a black frame measuring: 14″ high x 11″ wide. (B) Muhammad Ali and Rodney Hilton Brown at the United Nations. Signed at top and dated April 12, 1979. Sight size: 7 1/2″ high x 9 1/2″ wide. In a black frame measuring: 9″ high x 11″ wide. (C) Muhammad Ali holding his work titled “Sting Like a Bee”. Sight size: 7 1/2″ high x 9 1/2″ wide. In a black frame measuring: 9″ high x 11″ wide. (D) Rocky Graziano signed photograph to Rodney Hilton Brown. Sight size: 9 1/2″ high x 7 1/2″ wide. In a black frame measuring: 11″ high x 9″ wide. (E) Jersey Joe Walcott signed photograph to Rodney Hilton Brown. Sight size: 9 1/2″ high x 7 1/2″ wide. In a black frame measuring: 11″ high x 9″ wide. Provenance: From the estate of Rodney Hilton Brown who operated Hilton Fine Arts, Ltd. , a gallery in Soho, New York in the 1970s. He was a lifelong friend of Muhammad Ali and represented him as an artist at this gallery. Brown collected a significant amount of Ali’s artwork, which was later featured in his book, Muhammad Ali: The Untold Story: Painter, Poet & Prophet. These photographs were found in Brown’s attic. Good condition.

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