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Inside Muhammad Ali-photographer bond, and advice that became legend
The Sunday, June 5 New York Post featured an article about George Kalinsky and Muhammad Alli’s friendship – by Steve Serby He became Muhammad Ali’s dear friend, a young man with a camera and a dream 50 years ago who grew into The Greatest in his field, and over the weekend, Garden photographer George […]
SEE IT: Dual Muhammad Ali Exhibits Reveal Candid Moments Outside the Ring
By Emily Frost December 13, 2016 UPPER WEST SIDE — A pair of exhibits focusing on Muhammad Ali tell the story of the larger-than-life boxer’s victories and trials, as well as the quieter moments in between. “Muhammad Ali, LeRoy Neiman, and the Art of Boxing” and “‘I Am King of the World’: Photographs of Muhammad Ali by George Kalinsky” […]
Two New Exhibits Celebrate Muhammad Ali at New York Historical Society
by Linda Sheridan Now on display at the New-York Historical Society are two revealing new exhibits—Muhammad Ali, LeRoy Neiman, and the Art of Boxing and “I Am The King of the World”—Photographs of Muhammad Ali by George Kalinsky. The complementary exhibits, one by a watercolor painter/sketch artist and one by a Madison Square Garden photographer, offer […]
‘Greatest’ Exhibit Packs One-Two Punch at New York Historical Society
By Roger Clark http://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2016/12/13/new-york-historical-society-unveils–greatest–exhibit.html Some memorable and even legendary photographs and paintings of Muhammad Ali are in exhibit in an unlikely place, the New York Historical Society. NY1’s Roger Clark filed the following report. Even in a photograph or a watercolor painting, Muhammad Ali seems larger than life. During his career in and out of […]
“I Am King of the World”: Photographs of Muhammad Ali by George Kalinsky at New-York Historical Society December 11, 2016 – March 26, 2017
NEW YORK, NY.- The New-York Historical Society celebrates the late, great boxing legend Muhammad Ali (1942-2016) and explores his relationship with artist LeRoy Neiman (1921-2012) and photographer George Kalinsky in two special exhibitions this winter. Muhammad Ali, LeRoy Neiman, and the Art of Boxing highlight 21 vivid watercolors and on-the-spot sketches by Neiman that captured […]
Remember the boxing icon at this pair of exhibits featuring works from two of his longtime friends. “I Am King of the World”: Photographs of Muhammad Ali by George Kalinsky features 45 intimate images taken by Madison Square Garden house photographer Kalinsky. “Muhammad Ali, LeRoy Neiman, and the Art of Boxing” includes painted portraits, sketches of […]
By Kyle Almond, George Kalinsky, the longtime Madison Square Garden photographer, shares some of his memorable images of boxing legend Muhammad Ali.This iconic shot of the two boxers was taken as Ali left Frazier’s gym. “I told (Ali) to keep up the showmanship,” Kalinsky said. “It turned out to be one of my most famous […]
More articles about Muhammad Ali. Muhammad Ali’s death in June was a reminder of what a brilliant muse he was, especially to photographers. He told us he was pretty, and he was right. But he was more than that. As images from his half-century of renown revealed anew, he had created an astonishing canvas simply […]
‘It’s that eye within you. I want to be able to turn my photographs upside down and say “Gee that’s a nice piece of art”‘ – George Kalinsky
George Kalinsky photographic career started on a whim in Miami Beach, today he’s known Worldwide as Madison Square Garden’s official photographer.
