Boxing at the Legendary Blue: Photography by Larry Fink

The American photographer and educator Larry Fink (1941–2023) is well known for his black-and-white photographs of people at parties and in other social situations. This exhibition showcases a handful of Fink’s photographs of the Blue Horizon, Philadelphia’s legendary 1,346-seat boxing venue on North Broad Street, where matches were held between 1961 and 2010, when it permanently closed.

This is the second in a new series of small exhibitions developed in partnership with the Penn Art Collection and drawing from items in the University’s remarkable fine art collection.

About the Penn Art Collection

The Penn Art Collection includes over 8,000 artworks acquired during the past 250 years. On view in over 100 different locations, the Penn Art Collection includes paintings, sculptures, photography, works on paper, and decorative arts. Intended for the enrichment of all, artwork can be found in classrooms, campus libraries, in offices, and on Locust Walk.

Plan Your Visit

On view from August 20 to December 15, 2024. This display is free and open to the public. Find it in the East elevator bay on the 5th floor of the Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center (turn left after exiting the elevator on the 5th floor). Visitors can see the display anytime the library is open. Penn faculty, staff, and students must swipe their PennCard for access. Visitors from outside the Penn community must present a current, valid government or school-issued photo ID that contains an expiration date. Find more information to plan your visit.