New York City Marathon
Artist
LeRoy Neiman
United States, 1921 - 2012
Date1984
MediumOffset Lithograph
Dimensions24 x 18 in. (61 x 45.7 cm)
ClassificationsPoster
Credit LineGift of the LeRoy Neiman and Jane Byrne Neiman Foundation
Object numberPH.6497
DescriptionFirst held in 1970, the New York City Marathon is the largest race of its kind in the world. Neiman’s bustling composition shows thousands of runners at the beginning of the race crossing the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, with the Manhattan skyline in the upper-right corner. While all anonymous, the runners represent man at his physical best, striving toward greatness—a common theme in much of Neiman’s oeuvre. He gave the average person just as much attention in his work as he did a celebrated athlete. Neiman often depicted runners, creating posters for the New York City and Boston Marathons. In 1987, a competitor from Africa won for the first time, with Ibrahim Hussein of Kenya finishing the race in 2:11:01. On View
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