Esquire magazine 1968 Art Director George Lois
R.I.P. Muhammad Ali – we lost a legend, a champion and an inspiration.
George Lois’s powerful Esquire cover in April 1968 of the great Muhammad Ali posing as the martyr Saint Sebastian was one of the most iconic images of the decade, dramatizing the boxing greats persecution of his beliefs concerning Vietnam, race and religion.
One of the greatest magazine covers ever….of one of the greatest.
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Bring my art into your home and your lifestyle. Order a museum-quality archival print framed or unframed, or apply one to a ceramic mug, perfect to enjoy your morning cup of Joe with. Wear this one-of-a-kind art on a comfy
If the seed of the American Dream was planted during the dark days of the Depression, germinated at the New York Worlds Fair of 1939, it was nurtured and cultivated during the sacrifices and deprivations of WWII. By wars end
If the seed of the American Dream was planted during the dark days of the Depression, germinated at the New York Worlds Fair of 1939, it was nurtured and cultivated during the sacrifices and deprivations of WWII. By wars end
Though it would be my parents generation, those who lived through the Great Depression and later rolled up their collective sleeves, pitched in and sacrificed for the greater good in their fight against tyranny-who would be knighted by Tom Brokaw
Though it would be my parents generation, those who lived through the Great Depression and later rolled up their collective sleeves, pitched in and sacrificed for the greater good in their fight against tyranny-who would be knighted by Tom Brokaw
For over half a century, Americans soaring confidence had always promised a sugar-frosted future filled with frost free fun and abundance and economic prosperity. But that Buoyant bubble of optimism has since gone bust. Along with our jobs, retirement funds
For over half a century, Americans soaring confidence had always promised a sugar-frosted future filled with frost free fun and abundance and economic prosperity. But that Buoyant bubble of optimism has since gone bust. Along with our jobs, retirement funds
American Dream Foreclosed Whether a split level or a McMansion, the American Home has been the very embodiment of the American Dream. Once the mark of achievement, the suburban home was a solid investment, the guarantee of a secure future.
American Dream Foreclosed Whether a split level or a McMansion, the American Home has been the very embodiment of the American Dream. Once the mark of achievement, the suburban home was a solid investment, the guarantee of a secure future.
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Envisioning The American Dream 
I remember it being so controversial when Cassius Clay changed his name to Muhammad Ali. Ironic that we are still so dominated by the fear and uncertainty of a person’s name.
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I remember that as well, and how disturbed some felt about it.
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He was Someone Special. I remember listening to the first and second Sonny Liston-Cassius Clay fight. I remember the back and forths with Howard Cosell. I loved his in-your-face brashness. I remember his poetry and his greatness both as a boxer and as a human being. His like we will not see again..
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He transcended the sports world, and was indeed a remarkable man
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