Charlie Fish
History: Carl Fischer on Muhammad Ali
Resource, June 25th, 2009
Photographer Carl Fischer and art director George Lois were responsible for many of Esquire magazine's shocking covers, including the 1967 shot of Muhammad Ali posing as Saint Sebastian. Ali, a recent convert to Islam, had refused to be inducted (after receiving a draft card) into the Army at the time of the Vietnam War. As a result, his title was stripped and the boxing champion faced public scrutiny and court trials. Together, Lois and Fischer created an image of 'The Greatest' that spoke of martyrdom and an unwanted war.
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