Neil Leifer: Ballet in the Dirt: Baseball photography of the 1960s and 70s

by Gabriel Schechter, Ron Shelton, Eric Kroll (Editor)

Collector's edition limited to 1,000 copies worldwide, numbered and signed by Neil Leifer To the baby boomers of the world, professional baseball means the 1960s and 70s. Growing up near a city with three major league teams, editor Eric Kroll lived and breathed the Giants at the Polo Grounds, the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium, and the Brooklyn Bums (Dodgers) at Ebbets Field. ?What did Willie Mays do last night? How about the Duke? And the golden boy, Mickey Mantle? Was that a thunderous strikeout last night or what?? All this flavor and juice were captured on film by the premier sports photographer of this generation, Neil Leifer. Professional baseball for those two decades belongs to Neil. 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 in baseball, the baby-faced kid from Manhattan's lower east side was soon selling his baseball photos to Sports Illustrated and later, wo

302 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 2007

Reviews

[Nathaniel · Rating 5 out of 5]

all the descriptions in my copy of this book are written in English, French, and German. Personally I've never met a French or German speaker interested in baseball, but I have met lots of Spanish and Japanese speakers who are. But the confusing trilinguism is not the most important part of this book, the photos are, and they're pretty amazing.

[Stacy · Rating 4 out of 5]

An extravagant gift for a true baseball fan ... I am most definitely not a baseball fan but LOVED the artistry of this book!