Artist: Ferdie Pacheco (American, b. 1927)

Title: Advice

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Date: 1984

Dimensions: 72″ x 40″

Location in Library: Lower level

Media: Oil on canvas

Owner: Brooklyn College Library Collection.

Gift of Noreen Andreoli. © Ferdie Pacheco

Description:

After having the self-proclaimed “Greatest of All-Time” Muhammad Ali’s ear for fifteen years as his doctor, the artist is well aware of the magnitude of the title of this piece. It is a wonderful example of not only the artist’s impeccable ability to speak volumes within the borders of a single frame, but also his habitually prodigious use of color. Le Musée du Luxembourg awarded Pacheco Best Colorist in 1990.