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Mike Tyson

1981-1991
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Mike Tyson by Lori Grinker is a photographic memoir chronicling the rise and transformation of the legendary boxer. The book captures Tyson's early days, his meteoric ascent in the boxing world, and his life's complexities, using striking images and personal commentary to provide an intimate look at his journey.
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You might like this book if you are fascinated by the life and transformation of boxing legend Mike Tyson, from his early days to his rise in the ring. It offers an intimate look through personal photographs and stories that shed light on his complex personality and career.

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A collection of early photographs of Mike Tyson that began as an art school project by Lori Grinker. Having known Tyson before he was champion, as a 13-year old, this book offers a raw and intimate portrait of a legend.

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It all began with an art school photography assignment: Lori Grinker was shooting a project on young boxers under the guidance of the legendary trainer Cus D'Amato. While photographing others, Cus wandered over and asked why Lori wasn't shooting the bigger kid in the corner working a speed bag - he would one day be the heavyweight champion of the world! The kid was a then 13-year-old Mike Tyson.

Lori's early boxing photographs of Mike Tyson are without peer - little exists from that era and all of Grinker's work is personal with uniquely privileged access.

Mike Tyson by Lori Grinker captures a rare and intimate glimpse into the early years of a future boxing legend's journey to greatness.

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Mike Tyson by Lori Grinker offers an intimate visual portrayal of Tyson, revealing a different side to his brash public persona through many black and white images.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781576877760

Publisher: powerHouse Books,U.S.

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 29 September 2022

Country: United States

Imprint: powerHouse Books,U.S.

Illustration: 100 Illustrations, unspecified

Contributors:

  • Text by Bruce Silverglade

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 210.0mm

Height: 308.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 160

About the Author

Lori Grinker is an award-winning documentary photographer and author. Internationally published and exhibited, her work has garnered many awards, including a New York Foundation for the Arts Grant, an Ernst Haas Award, a Hasselblad Foundation Grant, and an Open Society Community Engagement Grant. She has published two books: The Invisible Thread: A Portrait of Jewish American Women, and Afterwar: Veterans from a World in Conflict.

She has exhibited in solo and group exhibits most recently at the Museum of the City of New YorkΒ and the Brooklyn Museum. Her work is held in many private and public collections including the International Center of Photography and the Jewish Museum in New York City; the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston; the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; and the Israel Museum in Jerusalem; among others.

She is an Assistant Professor of Journalism & Design at The New School, and teaches part time at New York University’s Arthur L Carter Graduate School of Journalism. Grinker is a senior member of Contact Press Images and is represented by ClampArt Gallery in New York City.

Over the last 30 years, Bruce Silverglade has kept one of boxing's grandest traditions alive. He is the driving force behind Gleason's Gym in Brooklyn, a boxing treasure since 1937. Bruce was inducted into the NY State Boxing Hall of Fame in 2015.

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