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stephen holland sports art new york city 200 pratt institute american -lrb- united states -rrb- painting , sports and celebrities 1941 stephen_holland . jpg stephen holland -lrb- artist -rrb-
 stephen holland
stephen holland -lrb- artist -rrb-

stephen holland -lrb- born 1941 -rrb- is an american artist , known for his portraits of athletes and celebrities .
holland 's most famous paintings have been of muhammad ali .
together they have released numerous limited edition prints , most of which are sold out .
as a young painter , holland could not afford to hire live models .
the images he found in boxing magazines became his subjects .
holland attended the school of industrial art -lrb- now called the high school of art and design -rrb- , which devoted half of each day to art studies .
later , he attended pratt institute , the art students league and the school of visual arts , all in new york city .
in addition to being the official artist of the los angeles kings , holland is one of the twelve artists selected by the united states olympic committee to represent the 100th anniversary of the olympics .
he completed eleven paintings for the baltimore ravens ' walk of fame , commemorating their path of victory to super bowl xxxv .
in 2008 , his art commemorated the year-long celebration of the los angeles dodgers ' 50 years in los angeles .
