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Matchbook: Jack Dempsey Knocks out Jess Willard, July 4, 1919, and Becomes Champion of the World

Matchbook: Jack Dempsey Knocks out Jess Willard, July 4, 1919, and Becomes Champion of the World
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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.
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Exhibition
Champions
On View
NPG, South Gallery 350 Mezzanine