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Vanity Fair: The Portraits: A Century Of Iconic Images (2008)

by Graydon Carter(Favorite Author)

4.19 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0810972980 (ISBN13: 9780810972988)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Harry N. Abrams

review 1: I saw this book during a visit to NY. The instant I saw it, I knew I had to have it. Essentially it was an impulse buy but it's one that I cannot and do not regret. It's huge and hardcover and let's face it: Vanity Fair will usually not disappoint when showcasing amazing photographers and their subjects.I give this HUMUNGOUS beast of a book 5 out of 5. It is beautiful inside and out and proves as a great refence and inspiration. So there you have it!
review 2: Having had a front row seat spanning nearly 100 years in the worlds of style, celebrity, politics and power, no other magazine has quite the ability to showcase the talents of such a broad array of famous photographers as well as the breadth of personalities presented here. From early photographers like E... moredward Steichen, Cecil Beaton and Man Ray to modern day lenssmiths such as Irving Penn, Herb Ritts, Helmut Newton, Bruce Weber and, of course, Annie Leibowitz, ‘the Portraits’ offers an unprecedented window into the figures that made history for over 100 years. Walt Disney, Einstein, Churchill, Babe Ruth, W.C. Fields and other make up the early years, while Madonna, Darryl Hannah, Bill Gates, and many more (far too numerous to mention) comprise the latter years. The only regret is the missing gap. As a victim of the great depression, the magazine was ‘folded’ into Vogue and did not reappear until 1983 when S.I. Newhouse’s Conde Nast revamped the title to fit the times. Nonetheless, ‘the Portraits’ serves as a remarkable time capsule of the last century of celebrity – as good as anyone could expect to publish. less

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