Sports through the Lens: Essays on 25 Iconic Photographs eBook

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The stories behind and legacies of important sports photos from the last 130 years. Ever since photography and professional sports originated in the nineteenth century, photographers have shaped how we perceive sports. Sports through the Lens collects essays by twenty-five historians that consider what it means to capture and revisit a moment of cultural significance in sports, looking at each photo’s creation, its contexts, and how its meaning has shifted over time. Some essays provide fresh perspectives on such iconic images as Muhammad Ali standing over Sonny Liston at their 1965 rematch and Michael Jordan soaring at the 1988 NBA All-Star Game slam dunk competition; others introduce readers to the lesser-known stories of the first woman to officially run the Boston Marathon or the inaugural World Indigenous Games. The authors examine the photos’ legacies alongside the artistry of both the athletes and the photographers. Reflecting on images of athletes from around the world engaged in sports from baseball to horse-racing to hockey, Sports through the Lens provides a wide-ranging meditation on the visual, historical, and cultural meaning of sports photographs.

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Sports through the Lens: Essays on 25 Iconic Photographs is written by Maureen M. Smith, Daniel A. Nathan, and Sarah K. Fields and published by University Of Texas Press. The Digital and eTextbook ISBNs for Sports through the Lens are 9781477330715, 1477330712 and the print ISBNs are 9781477330098, 1477330097. Additional ISBNs for this eTextbook include 9781477330708.