Head of Muhammad Ali
Entry ID
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133 (22/02/2022)
Formal title of the work
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Head of Muhammad Ali
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Muhammad Ali
Description of the sculpture
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Portrait sculpture of Muhammad Ali’s face made from aluminium.
URLs where this is recorded/available
Type of object
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Other
Base
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Base present - appears to be the original base
Dimensions
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Height: 60.5 cm
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Width: 50.8 cm
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Depth: 7.7 cm
Materials
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Aluminium
Specific techniques used
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Other
Overall colour
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Monochrome – other
Inscriptions
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Signed, numbered and dated (incised) bottom right: 1/1 Archie Brennan '74
Does the Black person have a specific identity?
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Identifiable: specific individual
Identity of Black person (real or fictive)
Role within sculpture
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Main protagonist
Gender
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Male
Age
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Adult
Status
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Free citizen
Clothing
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No clothes included (head)
Evidence of enslavement
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None
Evidence of 'exotic' status
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None
Action or activity
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Not relevant (head)
Emotional state
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Neutral/emotionless
Focus of gaze of Black person
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Indeterminate
Sculptural context
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No location included/implied
Sculptor
Period of production
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Twentieth century (1900-1999)
Date of Production
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1974
Date inferred from
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Recorded in inscription
Original purpose
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Unknown
Original display setting
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Unknown
Current / most recently known location
Accession number
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GMA 2910
Provenance history
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1984: anonymously gifted to the National Galleries of Scotland, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art
Current rights holder
License terms for reuse
http://13.41.147.145/s/database/item/1106, . (no date) ‘Head of Muhammad Ali’, Black People in European Sculpture, accessed May 5, 2025, http://13.41.147.145/s/database/item/1111
