Sports Illustrated
Date
January 31st, 1955
Credits
- Sports Illustrated 3
- Hy Peskin Photographer
- Jill kinmont Subject
Format
- Magazine 967
This cover shows how women in sports have been represented through graphic design across different time periods, revealing attitudes toward gender, athleticism, and equal representation. It shows how design both reflects and influences social values, revealing overlooked histories of female athletes and how their visibility in media and public imagery has shifted over time.
Sports Illustrated is a vintage publication focused on snow skiing, featuring a cover photo of American slalom champion Jill Kinmont. The issue is notable for its coverage of winter sports and for appearing on newsstands just before Kinmont's tragic accident on January 30, 1955.
