Chris Smith
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"Ali & The Beatles", 1964
Signed Chris Smith and numbered 5/50. Printed later. Gelatin silver print, image 100 x 150 cm. Sheet 115 x 165 cm.
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"The classic image of Ali with the Beatles was taken in 1964, prior to the fight with Sonny Liston and as the Beatles were beginning their first American tour.
Chris Smith has received numerous awards in acknowledgement of his contributions to photography. He was awarded The Sports Photographer of the Year four times, as well as the Individual Sports Picture of the Year twice. He also won a Special Award in the SSF World Sports Photo Contest in 1995. He covered his first Olympic Games in Munich in 1972, and since then has documented most major sporting events, including the Football and Rugby World Cups, cricket, sailing, horse racing, and boxing. Smith lives and works in London.
Ali was training at the 5th Street Gym in Miami for his for the with heavyweight champion Sonny Liston. The Beatles were in town as part of their first US tour. During a break in their schedule they called in to watch him train."
From the exhibition catalogue for Alon Zakaim Fine Art, London, "Chris Smith | Muhammad Ali: Speedball", 30 Cork Street, 11 Oktober - 23 november 2012.