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https://www.dia.org/art/collection/object/monument-joe-louis-46291. The Monument to Joe Louis, known also as The Fist, [1] is a memorial dedicated to boxer Joe Louis located at the intersection of Jefferson Avenue and Woodward Avenue in Detroit, near Hart Plaza. [2]
In downtown Detroit, near the river that looks across to Canada, sits a statue of a giant arm and fist. It could be a weird piece of modern art sculpture, but it’s actually a tribute to famed boxer Joe Louis, who achieved greatness with that fist.
Joe Lewis Fist, Detroit. Detroit Fist | By Sherry Trautman | Traveling Michigan. It’s impossible to miss The Fist, an imposing 8,000 pound, 24-foot-long bronze sculpture if you are wandering near Detroit’s Hart Plaza.
8. Sept. 2010 · As a tribute to Detroit-native heavyweight champion Joe Louis (AKA The Brown Bomber), a giant fist monument was installed there in 1987. Designed by sculptor Robert Graham, the 24-foot...
16. Feb. 2012 · LEAVE A COMMENT. More than 25 years after its creation, the giant bronze fist that hangs in downtown Detroit is still a controversial, complicated symbol to Detroiters. "Monument to Joe Louis," the 8,000-pound, 24-foot-long sculpture, honors boxer Joe Louis, who grew up in Black Bottom, a former African-American neighborhood on ...
The Monument to Joe Louis, known also as "The Fist", is a memorial to the boxer at Detroit's Hart Plaza. Dedicated on October 16, 1986, the sculpture, commissioned by Sports Illustrated magazine from the Mexican-American sculptor Robert Graham, is a 24-foot-long (7.3 m) arm with a fisted hand suspended by a 24-foot-high (7.3 m) pyramidal framework.
The statue pays tribute to famed boxer Joe Louis, who defeated German boxer Max Schmeling in 1938. Louis’ win was considered an American win during World War II. The Joe Louis Fist was a gift from Sports Illustrated Magazine, dedicated on Oct. 16, 1986. At the time, it cost $350,000 to create.
