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Artist
Unidentified Artist
Copy after
James Montgomery Flagg, 18 Jun 1877 - 27 May 1960
Sitter
Jack Dempsey, 24 Jun 1895 - 31 May 1983
Jess Willard, 29 Dec 1881 - 15 Dec 1968
Type
Print
Medium
Paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 3.8 x 11.3cm (1 1/2 x 4 7/16")
Topic
Jess Willard: Male
Jess Willard: Sports and Recreation\Athlete\Boxer
Jack Dempsey: Male
Jack Dempsey: Sports and Recreation\Athlete\Boxer
Jack Dempsey: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Proprietor\Restaurateur
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Beverly Jones Cox
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Object number
AD/NPG.2005.3
Exhibition Label
A visit to Jack Dempsey’s bar and eatery could yield numerous mementos of the occasion—from a souvenir shrimp fork bearing Dempsey’s likeness to matchbooks and postcards featuring the restaurant’s trademark image of the Jack Dempsey–Jess Willard championship bout.