Bidspirit auction | OWENS JESSE: (1913-1980)

OWENS JESSE: (1913-1980) - OWENS JESSE: (1913-1980) American athlete, famous for his participation at the Berlin Olympics in 1936 where he became the first American to win four Olympic Gold medals in track and field events. Vintage signed sepia 4 x 8.5 magazine image of Owens leaping through the air in a full-length pose as he competes in the long jump at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, an event for which he won one of his four Gold medals. Signed ( ´Sincerely, Jesse Owens´ ) in blue fountain pen ink to the base of the image with slightly poorer contrast. Neatly mounted to a backing card, otherwise VG