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Newspaper Cartoons (Colvin)
Charles Dumas, High Jumper (Original) (Signed)

Charles Dumas, High Jumper (Original) (Signed) by Newspaper Cartoons (Colvin) at The Illustration Art Gallery

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Artist: Neville Colvin (biography)
Medium: Pen & Ink on Board
Size: 9" x 14" (220mm x 350mm)
Date: 1970
Signature: Signed by artist lower left

This is the Signed unique original Pen & Ink drawing by Neville Colvin.

An original pen and ink drawing published in a British magazine for a series of articles "Sensations of Sport".

Charles Everett "Charlie" Dumas (February 12, 1937 – January 5, 2004) was an American high jumper, the 1956 Olympic champion, and the first person to clear 7 ft.(2.13 m). This jump not only ensured him of a place in the American Olympic team, but also made him the top favourite for the gold medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics. In Melbourne, he did not disappoint, and grabbed the title in a new Olympic Record.

Next, he enrolled at the University of Southern California, winning the NCAA track and field title with the university team in 1958. In 1960, Dumas competed in his second Olympics, but a knee injury during the competition prevented him from winning a second medal, finishing 6th.

After his career, in which he won five consecutive national high jump titles, Dumas became a teacher, working at several schools in the Los Angeles area (including Jordan High School in Watts). He died of cancer at age 66 in Inglewood, California. He left behind three children: Keasha Dumas, Kyle Dumas and Ianna Dumas.

He started his jumping career as a student first at Thomas Jefferson High School in South Central Los Angeles for 2 years. As a sophomore, he finished tied for 4th place at the 1953 CIF California State Meet for Jefferson. As a junior and senior he jumped for Centennial High School in Compton finishing second in 1954 and winning the state championship by four and a half inches in 1955. He was Track and Field News "High School Athlete of the Year" in 1955.


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Newspaper Cartoons (Colvin)

Newspaper Cartoons (Colvin)