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New Photography Exhibit at The Sheen
The Sheen Center for Thought and Culture Opens New Gallery Exhibit Featuring the Work of Sports Illustrated Photographer Neil Leifer
May 4 – June 16, 2022
Gallery Exhibition | Free Admission
Janet Hennessy Dilenschneider Gallery at The Sheen Center
Hours: Monday – Friday 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. | Saturdays 12:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
There is a visual poetry to sports that speaks to the dignity of the human body and the noblest aspirations of the spirit. It is no wonder that Saint Paul drew on athletic references from running and boxing in his preaching. Some of the most indelible images of modern times are, in fact, sports photographs.
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Few have captured the inherent drama of competitive sports with greater artistry than world-renowned former Sports Illustrated photographer, Neil Leifer. Whether it be iconic images of Muhammad Ali; nostalgic black-and-white snapshots of bygone baseball legends; or mud-stained tableaus of gridiron greats, his photos don’t just document our shared cultural history but serve as visual metaphors for the human condition – illustrating both the agonies and the ecstasies of life.
We invite you to experience this rare opportunity to view some of Neil’s most famous sports photographs -- each telling a story -- and to look at the allegorical arena of sports through his lyrical lens.
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Neil Leifer's photography career has spanned over 50 years since becoming a professional while still in his teens. Beginning in 1960, his pictures regularly appeared in every major national magazine, including the Saturday Evening Post, Look, LIFE, Newsweek, Time and, most often, Sports Illustrated.
Leifer eventually became a staff photographer for Sports Illustrated before leaving in 1978 to become a staffer for Time magazine. In 1988 he was made a contributing photographer at LIFE magazine and spent the next two years dividing his time between Time and LIFE. When Leifer left Time Inc. in 1990, his photographs had appeared on over 200 Sports Illustrated, Time, and People covers—at that point, the most ever published of one photographer’s work in Time Inc. history. Neil Leifer is the 2006 recipient of the prestigious Lucie Award for Achievement in Sports Photography. In 2008 he was honored for his outstanding contribution to Time Inc. journalism with The Britton Hadden Lifetime Achievement Award.