Reproduction of Les Darcy - in boxing pose

Artist/Maker and role
Kent Photo Studio (Milton Kent): Artist
Production date
Not Dated
About this object
Les Darcy was an Australian boxer, whose career spanned from 1910 to 1917. He was born near Maitland in 1895, and his amazing career record and boxing prowess earned him the nickname ‘The Maitland Wonder’. MRAG has a vast Les Darcy collection, celebrating and preserving the memory of the young boxing legend.

This is a Kent Photo Studio portrait of Les Darcy. Milton Kent was a commercial photographer active in Sydney from 1908-1920s, photographing boxers in fighting poses such as this in the period 1914 - 1918.
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Object detail

Media
Silver gelatin print on paper
Measurements
34.5 x 26.5 cm (Image size) 38 x 30.5 cm (Paper size)
Credit line
Purchased by Maitland Regional Art Gallery, 2005
Accession number
2005.217

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