Nov 7, 2023
Thomas Stevens (1828–1888) was a weaver from Coventry, England who created pictures woven from silk known as Stevengraphs.
This Stevengraph is a part of the collection of Portraits of boxes and other athletes held at the Fine Arts Library. This collection contains over 350 photographs, prints, broadsides, clippings, and hand-drawn illustrations from the mid-18th to the early 20th centuries capturing the likenesses of American, British, and Irish boxers and athletes from other sports.
Tom Cannon woven in pure silk by T. Stevens, Coventry Thomas Cannon, jockey. Format: stevengraph 18cmx14cm Taylor, Charles H. [collector] Part of Portraits of boxers and other athletes VSCO230.00460 HOLLIS number: olvwork732233