Neil Leifer at the TASCHEN Store New York
December 3, 2007
TASCHEN Store New York hosted iconic sports photographer Neil Leifer to celebrate the US publication of Ballet in the Dirt: The Golden Age of Baseball. Fans of Neil's, who has been shooting Big League games since he was a teenager, lined up early and squeezed up next to Leifer for photo opportunities as often as they could. A limited edition printing of Neil's baseball photography was on display in the gallery, offering guests a chance to see his nearly life-sized prints of Sandy Koufax on the mound and Roberto Clemente at bat. Wire Photographers, the Los Angeles Times, and representatives from Sports Illustrated, HBO Sports, NBC, ABC, a host of sports personalities, and other major media outlets were on hand to help Neil launch his beautiful new book.
TASCHEN Store New York hosted iconic sports photographer Neil Leifer to celebrate the US publication of Ballet in the Dirt: The Golden Age of Baseball. Fans of Neil's, who has been shooting Big League games since he was a teenager, lined up early and squeezed up next to Leifer for photo opportunities as often as they could. A limited edition printing of Neil's baseball photography was on display in the gallery, offering guests a chance to see his nearly life-sized prints of Sandy Koufax on the mound and Roberto Clemente at bat. Wire Photographers, the Los Angeles Times, and representatives from Sports Illustrated, HBO Sports, NBC, ABC, a host of sports personalities, and other major media outlets were on hand to help Neil launch his beautiful new book.
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Neil Leifer, Baseball - Ballet in the Dirt
Hardcover, slipcase, 39.6 x 33 cm (15.6 x 13 in.), 302 pages
$ 700.00
$ 700.00
This superb collection of 60s and 70s baseball images reflects the total access Leifer had to the players on the ball field, in the dugout, and in the locker room. Limited to 1,000 copies, each numbered and signed by the photographer.
