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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London;VALUE=DATE:20210518
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London;VALUE=DATE:20220110
DTSTAMP:20210723T162052Z
URL:https://www.artinliverpool.com/events/museum-of-liverpool-coming-home-
 jem-wharton/
SUMMARY:Museum Of Liverpool: Museum of Liverpool: COMING HOME: Jem Wharton
DESCRIPTION:COMING HOME: Jem Wharton\n18 May 2021—09 Jan 2022\nPortrait o
 f a Liverpool boxing legend on display\n--\n\nThis portrait of 19th centu
 ry boxer Jem Wharton by Liverpool artist William Daniels is on display
  in the Museum of Liverpool's The People's Republic gallery as part of t
 he National Portrait Gallery’s COMING HOME project.\n\nJames ‘Jem’ W
 harton was one of the most successful boxers in Britain in the first half 
 of the 19th century. He was popularly known as the ‘Young Molineaux’ a
 fter the famous American boxer of the preceding generation\, Tom Molineaux
 . Wharton’s early life remains uncertain\; he described himself as a Mor
 occan who arrived in England in 1820 but his place of birth was recorded a
 s London in the 1851 census. Winning his first bout in 1833\, he retired u
 ndefeated in 1840. In later life\, he worked as a trainer and promoter and
  ran a tavern in Liverpool.\n\nThis portrait by the Liverpool artist Willi
 am Daniels presents Wharton at the height of his career. He is shown as if
  pausing during a training session with the ‘colours’ from his latest 
 victory tied around his waist. It is an early depiction of a boxer wearing
  gloves. At this date\, their use was generally reserved for training and 
 they only became mandatory in professional fights with the adoption of the
  Queensbury Rules later in the century.\n\nLiverpool boxing legend \n\nJe
 m Wharton represents a long history of Liverpool-based Black people’s ac
 hievements in boxing.\n\nFollowing his outstanding boxing career\, Jem mad
 e Liverpool his home. In 1849 Jem and his wife Mary opened The Vine Tap 
 tavern at 9 Great Charlotte Street. Their daughter\, Cecilia\, was born a
 round 1848.\n\nDuring Jem’s time in the early 19th century\, bare knuckl
 e prize fights and fairground booths were established in the South End (Li
 verpool 8 / Toxteth). This small part of South Liverpool has continued to 
 provide a procession of champions\, medal holders and serious contenders. 
 Collectively achieving an astonishing haul of 30 World titles and 17 Briti
 sh\, Commonwealth and European championships.\n\nFrom 1911 the British Box
 ing Board of Control introduced the colour bar that stipulated only those 
 ‘born of white parents’ were able to fight for the domestic belt. Whil
 e this ban was eased in 1947\, Black boxers still endured racist abuse at 
 ringside boxing venues.\n\nDespite these challenges\, Liverpool’s Black 
 boxers have made an exceptional contribution to the city’s sporting heri
 tage.\n\nThis includes Jem\, who died in Liverpool on 25 April 1856 and wa
 s buried in St John’s Cemetery (now St John’s Gardens).
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