Gentlemen Prefer Blondes: A Critical EditionMain MenuPrefaceEditor's IntroductionRead about the conceptualization of the edition and its significance for scholars, students, and casual readers.The Text and Illustrations of Gentlemen Prefer BlondesRead the novel or examine the variants in text and visual presentation between the two original published editions.Critical and Biographical ContextRead about the production and reception of Blondes, explore maps of locations in the text, read about historical references, and read biographies of writer Anita Loos and illustrator Ralph Barton.Production of the EditionInformation about technical production and about contributors to the edition.About This BookAnita Loosdf7e8181b9011d96a772f9bc7265339b41c1e804Edited by Daniel G. Tracy1084a62f79367058cb758225ddf0a8810cfba170
Dempsey and Firpo
1media/dempseyfirpopainting_thumb.jpeg2021-01-28T20:36:35+00:00Daniel G. Tracye4d2055c1ec04bf92575642aae6698bc52f8f12a1221Boxer Luis Firpo knocks opponent Jack Dempsey out of the ring into reporters in the crowd.plain2021-01-28T20:36:35+00:00Whitney Museum of American Art https://whitney.org/collection/works/2141924George BellowsPublic DomainDaniel G. Tracye4d2055c1ec04bf92575642aae6698bc52f8f12a
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12021-01-28T20:42:30+00:00Dempsey-Firpo1plain2021-01-28T20:42:30+00:00Jack Dempsey and Luis Firpo boxed for the heavyweight championship of the world, with Firpo as the challenger, on September 14, 1923. The fight was heavily promoted, and Firpo was the first Latin American boxer to compete for the title. Dempsey won the match, but the most famous moment went to Firpo, who knocked Dempsey out of the ring and into the first rows of reporters in a moment memorialized in a painting by George Bellows.
