Neil Leifer

(American, born 1942)

muhammad ali vs cleveland williams at the astrodome, houston by neil leifer

Neil Leifer

Muhammad Ali vs Cleveland Williams at the Astrodome, Houston, 1966

10,000 GBP

muhammad ali and sonny liston, lewiston, maine, usa by neil leifer

Neil Leifer

Muhammad Ali and Sonny Liston, Lewiston, Maine, USA, 1965

14,500 GBP

Biography

Timeline

1942
Born in New York, USA
1958
Contributed first photographs to Sports Illustrated
1962
Garnered his first cover shot for Sports Illustrated
1978
Began working with Time Magazine
2006
Received Lucie Award for Achievement in Sports Photography
2007
Shortlisted for Academy Award for Best Documentary Short
2008
Received Britton Hadden Lifetime Achievement Award
Lives and works in New York, USA

Exhibitions

2014
Images We Remember: The World of Neil Leifer, Sports Legends Museum, Baltimore, USA (solo)
2013
Morrison Hotel Gallery, New York, USA
Masterworks Museum, Paget, Bermuda
2011 - 2012
Photo Finish: The Sports Photography of Neil Leifer, Newseum, Washington D.C. (solo)
2006
Neil Leifer: Then and Now, Monroe Gallery, Santa Fe, USA (solo)
2003
Neil Leifer: Icons of Sports History, Monroe Gallery, Santa Fe, USA (solo)