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The Life Story of Cornelius Johnson’s Olympic Oak and Other Matters of Survival, 2017 Seedlings cloned from an acorn from Cornelius Johnson’s “Olympic Oak”, steel, gold foil, silkscreen print, LED lamps, Mylar, laboratory jars, HD video Installation views: “Naturgeschichten–Spuren des Politischen”, mumok, Vienna, 2017 During the 1936 Berlin Olympics, which was organized by the ...
Mar 15, 2022 · Behold, the 87-year-old oak tree in the back yard of 1156 South Hobart, just north of Pico Boulevard. This tree was presented as a sapling to the son of the household, Cornelius Cooper “Corny” Johnson, on the occasion of his Gold Medal in the high jump competition at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. During the competition, Johnson was ...
Olympic organizations from other countries followed suit. The Berlin Olympics officially opened on August 1, 1936. Eighteen African American athletes competed. Jesse Owens was the most successful athlete—of any race. Between August 3 and August 9, 22-year-old Owens won gold medals in the long jump, the 100- and 200-meter dashes, and the 4 x ...
Aug 20, 2007 · Back home in Los Angeles, Johnson’s Olympic triumph brought neither fame nor fortune. He delivered mail after the Games and was only 32 in 1946 when he died of bronchial pneumonia while serving ...
1 negative : nitrate ; 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 inches or smaller. Photo, Print, Drawing [Untitled photo shows: Cornelius Johnson, winner of the gold medal at the 1936 Olympics, in a high jump ] digital file from original neg.
Cornelius Johnson was the first Black athlete snubbed by Adolf Hitler at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games. He took home a gold medal and an oak sapling, which h...
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Sep 17, 2023 · Michigan wide receiver Cornelius Johnson makes a catch against East Carolina defensive back Shavon Revel during the second half of U-M's 30-3 win on Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023, at Michigan Stadium.
