An enamored Muhammad Ali looks lovingly at his visual contribution to the Wall of Respect, which was an outdoor mural created in 1967 on the South Side of Chicago by a group of visual artists from the Organization of Black American Culture. This was a time when African-Americans were virtually absent from mainstream media. Four 35mm from-the-camera original black & white negatives, on Kodak Safety film. Comes with vintage contact strip which has a tear, negatives are NM.
The original negatives and images in this collection are by the personal photographer of Muhammad Ali's manager Herbert Muhammad. Unpublished, they have not seen the light of day for five decades. Recently discovered, they come with the photographer’s rights. All of the negs/transparencies are unique, “Type I” images that can be used to make prints and products of the finest quality and huge scale.