{"product_id":"sports-through-the-lens-maureen-m-smith-9781477330098","title":"Sports Through the Lens: Essays on 25 Iconic Photographs","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe stories behind and legacies of important sports photos from the last 130 years.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Ever since photography and professional sports originated in the nineteenth century, photographers have shaped how we perceive sports. \u003ci\u003eSports through the Lens\u003c\/i\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eSports through the Lens\u003c\/i\u003e provides a wide-ranging meditation on the visual, historical, and cultural meaning of sports photographs. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Maureen M. Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1477330097\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781477330098\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/07\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Maureen M. Smith","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46372613193983,"sku":"9781477330098","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2e56d9f2-be1e-473c-9ffd-1f06bb2b80a9.jpg?v=1732726456","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sports-through-the-lens-maureen-m-smith-9781477330098","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}