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karl-waldmann-0951
N° inv   0951  |  30 x 26. cm   |   Collage on paper

Title
Иллюстрированный
Illustriert
Illustré
Illustrated

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Subject
the background is a picture from the newspaper "illustrated" of the 28th may 1949. you can see boxer freddie mills with a woman's head, who seems to hit a baby. freddie mills was a british boxer born on the 26th june 1919 and died on the 25th july 1965. he owned a club in london and was the friend of powerful bandits. he was found dead with a projectile in his head. the police concluded that it was a suicide, but there are many theories on his death.


Description
le fond est une image du journal "illustrated" du 28 mai 1949. on y voit le boxeur freddie mills avec une tête de femme qui semble frapper un bébé. freddie mills était un boxeur britannique né le 26 juin 1919 et mort le 25 juillet 1965. il était propriétaire d'un club à londres et l'ami de puissants bandits. on le retrouva mort avec un projectile dans la tête. la police a conclu à un suicide, mais plusieurs théories planent sur cette mort.

Web Link
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freddie_Mills


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