Neil Leifer: Ballet in the dirt: the golden age of baseball - Couverture rigide

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ISBN 10 : 3822845507 ISBN 13 : 9783822845509

Editeur : Taschen GmbH, 2008

Synopsis

Ballet in the Dirt: The golden age of America's favorite pastime

"Neil’s book has some of the greatest photos you’ll ever see, even if you’ve seen them before." - Yogi Berra

This superb collection of 60s and 70s baseball images commemorates the sport’s finest moments via the lens of legendary sports photographer Neil Leifer

Professional baseball of the 1960s and 1970s belongs to Neil Leifer, the premier sports photographer of his generation. In 1960, at age 17, Neil had the human drive to match his new Nikon motor drive and he was on his way. With gumption and an eye for the decisive moment, the baby-faced kid from Manhattan’s lower east side was soon selling his photos to Sports Illustrated. This superb collection of images reflects the total access Neil had to the players on the ball field, in the dugout, and in the locker room. All the pathos, elation, disappointment, and celebration are etched upon the faces of the players and their mercurial fans.

From the 1960 World Series between the Yankees and the Pirates - decided in the 9th inning of the 7th game by a Bill Mazeroski home run - to the 1977 Series between the Yankees and the Los Angeles Dodgers, Neil Leifer never stopped shooting. He was up in the nosebleed section of the grandstands in Yankee Stadium, in the rafters of the Astrodome in Houston, or a helicopter high above.Who won the games wasn’t important - only how the game was played. The blood, sweat, and grace. It’s all about the game, and Leifer’s photographs create a topographical map to the very heart and soul of baseball.

Featuring over 300 photos, the book is divided into four chapters: The Game; the Heroes - like Roberto Clemente, Mickey Mantle, and pitcher Sandy Koufax; the Rivalry (infamously, between the Yankees and the Boston Red Sox and the Giants and Dodgers); and the World Series championship.

*This unlimited popular edition is for readers on a budget or who were unable to get their hands on the original limited Collector’s Edition*

Text in English, French, and German

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

By 1960, at age 17, native New Yorker Neil Leifer, had his first pictures published in Sports Illustrated and he was on his way. He went on to create over 200 covers for SI, Time and People; and photographed 15 Olympic Games, 4 World Cups, 17 Kentucky Derbies, 15 Masters Tournaments, countless World Series, the first 12 Super Bowls, and every major heavyweight championship title boxing match since Floyd Patterson fought Ingemar Johansson in 1960, as well as Muhammad Ali's entire career. Today he produces and directs films, in addition to the occasional photo shoot. Eric Kroll edited several titles for TASCHEN including Natacha Merritt's Digital Diaries and The Wonderful World of Bill Ward. His photography was the subject of TASCHEN's Fetish Girls and Beauty Parade. Gabriel Schechter, a lifelong sports fanatic who idolized Willie Mays, Johnny Unitas, and Oscar Robertson, is a Research Associate at the National Baseball Hall of Fame. He is the author of four books, including This Bad Day in Yankees History. Writer/director Ron Shelton played second base in the Baltimore farm system for five years before making films including Bull Durham, White Men Can't Jump, and Cobb. He is currently working on Our Lady of the Ballpark, a film about the Mexican Leagues.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Taschen GmbH
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: allemand
• ISBN 10: 3822845507
• ISBN 13: 9783822845509
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 296
• Éditeur: Kroll Eric
• Coordonnées du fabricant: TASCHEN GmbH; contact@taschen.com; ; Hohenzollernring 53. D; K�ln; 50672; Allemagne