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Design Category
Promotional design and advertising, 1989
Design firm
Nike, Inc. (Beaverton, Oregon)
Collection
(1996) A Decade of Sports Graphics
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This parody of the famous James Dean photograph taken in Times Square makes cheeky reference to the film classic "Rebel Without a Cause." McEnroe plays the irreverent hero whose outlandish on-court antics often threatened to undermine his professional standing. Nonetheless, he became an icon and the sport grew in popular appeal. This poster was such a market success it completely sold out.