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Riger
Riger is the surname of the following notable people: *Gennady Riger (1948–2015), Israeli politician *Robert Riger (1924–1995), American sports illustrator, photographer, television director and cinematographer See also *Rigger (other), Rigger {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Riger
Robert Riger (June 4, 1924 – May 19, 1995) was an American sports illustrator, photographer, award-winning television director, and cinematographer. John Szarkowski, former director of the photography department at the Museum of Modern Art, said, "His photographs are documents, and the best of them are also pictures that now have a life of their own, and that would have given intense pleasure to George Stubbs and Winslow Homer and Thomas Eakins." David Halberstam, said "Robert Riger was the preeminent artist of a golden age of American sports in the years after World War II." Early life Born in 1924 in Manhattan, Riger attended The High School of Music & Art, and the United States Merchant Marine Academy, and later earned a BA from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. After serving three years in the Merchant Marine during World War II, Riger made his first sports drawing in 1945: a scene from an Army-Notre Dame football game. From 1947 to 1949 Riger did magazine layout for ''Esquire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |