This is a fine art lithograph. It’s an original work of fine art which was produced at the prestigious S2 Atelier in New York City in 1998. It was inspired by a poster first created in 1916. These fine art lithographs are recreations of the original. Great care was taken to precisely re-create the artists original image. Most of the chromists hand draw directly onto specially prepared surfaces that are then transferred onto lithographic plates. Lithography involves creating hand drawn plates, one for each color, which are then ‘pulled’ through antique printing presses one color at a time. The resulting lithograph is in pure color, as opposed to the dot structure which occurs in the photographic process of modern printing. At the heart of the S2 Atelier are it’s two rare, French made Marinoni Voirin ‘editioning’ printing presses ‘ they both date back to the mid 19th century. These are the best fine art lithographs made in the industry today. You cannot find anything better than these.The artist who captured the historic meeting of Jack Johnson and Arthur Craven in 1916 is unknown. The poster is translated as follows: PLAZA OF THE MONUMENTAL BULLSSUNDAY, APRIL 23, 1916 3:00PMGREAT FESTIVAL OF BOXING In which you will find 6 interesting contenders in which notables, 6JACK JOHNSON = ARTHUR CRAVANEnding this spectacular with the sensational encounter of the champion of the world.JACK JOHNSON Black-110 Kilos And the European ChampionARTHUR CRAVAN White-105 KilosIn this match there will be a prize of 50,000 pesetas for the winner.Not only does Jack Johnson rate among the most significant ring personalities of the modern era, but also among the most fascinating. Jack Johnson was the first AfricanAmerican to win the world heavy weight title.The greatest fights of Johnson’s career came before he won the world title. His chief rivals were a trio of Black fighters who, had they fought in any era but theirown, would surely have been world champions. Johnson won what was called the Black heavyweight title in February 1903.The Johnson vs. Cravan fighttook place in Europe during this period. Although he was despised by White America, he was adored in Europe. He returned to the ring and fought his last pro fight atage 50. Johnson died at age 68 in a car accident.The movie The Great White Hope” was based on Jack Johnson’s life story.”