José Torres/“Irish” Wayne Thornton
1966
Artist / Maker / Culture
LeRoy Neiman
DIMENSIONS
46 x 30 in. (116.8 x 76.2 cm)
OBJECT NUMBER
PH.6529
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
Boxing, Entertainment, Ireland, Latino/a/x/e, Man, New York, New York City, Sports, United States, What’s The Score? The Posters of LeRoy Neiman, White
CREDIT LINE
Gift of the LeRoy Neiman and Jane Byrne Neiman Foundation
KEYWORDS
Boxing, Entertainment, Ireland, Latino/a/x/e, Man, New York, New York City, Sports, United States, What’s The Score? The Posters of LeRoy Neiman, White
Held at Shea Stadium on May 21, 1966, this world-championship match between Puerto Rico’s José Torres and “Irish” Wayne Thornton saw Torres maintain his light-heavyweight title after 15 brutal rounds. This is one of Neiman’s most understated compositions. Each fighter is sketched mid-motion in black, with flashes of a single color smeared over their bodies. The green on Thornton is an obvious reference to his nickname.
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