José Torres/“Irish” Wayne Thornton
LeRoy Neiman
1966
DIMENSIONS
46 x 30 in. (116.8 x 76.2 cm)
OBJECT NUMBER
PH.6529
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
United States
CREDIT LINE
Gift of the LeRoy Neiman and Jane Byrne Neiman Foundation
KEYWORDS
Boxing, Éire, Entertainment, Latino/a/x/e, Man, New York, 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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