portraits Photography

Washington. DC, Smithsonian, 1st , 1999, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. 75 portraits of artists in black & white and color by Namuth. 166 pages. Accompanied by a biographical essay by Carolyn Kinder Carr, this collection of seventy-five of Hans Namuth's photographic portraits, taken between 1950 and 1989, shows how his friendships with his often reclusive subjects and his determination to capture the essence of each artist's style resulted in revealing portraits of such notable painters as Willem and Elaine de Kooning, Mark Rothko, Roy Lichtenstein, Jasper Johns, Andrew Wyeth, Helen Frankenthaler, and Andy Warhol. Although Namuth identified most closely with the Abstract Expressionists who became famous in the 1950s and early 1960s, his repertoire included a new generation of 1980s artists, among them Julian Schnabel and David Salle. In both his black-and-white and color photographs, Namuth used subtle but telling poses, settings, and details: John Steinbeck appears with his famous dog Charley; Philip Johnson stands jauntily on a staircase in the Museum of Modern Art beside a painting that he donated; Louise Nevelson wears jewelry that echoes the sweeping lines of her wood sculpture.

Hardcover. Bologna, Damiani , 1st, 2016, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, brown cloth with gilt lettering, cover label on front cover, 160 pages. Diary of a Set Designer is a book of Polaroids taken over 25 years by Happy Massee while traveling the world as a production designer. The photographic journal is a journey through time, with a collection of images taken with the now-defunct Polaroid camera--which, at the time, was essential to the art of designing for film. One of the industry's top production designers, Massee has enjoyed a career spanning the realms of theater, film, commercials and fashion. He has worked with established directors such as Wes Anderson, David Lynch, David Fincher, Michel Gondry and more, while in the world of fashion he has collaborated with the likes of Inez and Vinoodh, Peter Lindbergh and Craig McDean, and worked for brands such as Gucci, Valentino, Armani, Bulgari and Swarovski. His film credits include, among others, Broken English, directed by Zoe Cassavetes, and Two Lovers, directed by James Gray, and he has designed sets for music videos such as Jay Z's "99 Problems" and Madonna's "Take a Bow." In this volume, "the images of personalities, sets, locations and encounters," Massee explains, "all tell a story related to my work and travels, and the people I met while on them. The images, raw and unretouched, are candid, and capture my art as well as my life as I like to travel through it." Still in publisher's shrinkwrap.

Hardcover. New York, Quantuck Lane Press, 1st, 2003, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover. 120 pages. Introduction by Robin D. G. Kelley. Color photography of Alice Attie. Rubbing, light edgewear to dust jacket.

Hardcover. New York, Harry N. Abrams, 1st, 2005, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 222 pages, color and b&w photographs of celebrities from 50 years of work. Small remainder dot on bottom edge.

Hardcover. NY, Voracious/Little Brown, 1st, 2023, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. An invitation to the private world of Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman, one of America's most iconic couples, in a lavishly illustrated oversize photo book affectionately curated by their daughter Melissa Newman. Their love story is the stuff of Hollywood legend. Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman became not only movie stars and stage actors, but also artistic collaborators, political activists, and philanthropists whose legacies are expansive and enduringly modern. Photographers include Sid Avery, Bruce Davidson, Sam Shaw, Richard Avedon, many others. DUE TO WEIGHT. DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY.

Hardcover. Damiani, 1st, 2011, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 168 pages. Traveling extensively in Cuba between 2007 and 2009, photographer Helena de Braganca (born 1978) sought to capture the nation's undocumented lives, from prostitutes and transvestites to punk rockers and swingers. De Braganca's lens temporarily transforms the alleyways, bedrooms and rooftops before her camera into both safe havens and stages.

Hardcover. London/NY, Merrell Publishers, 1st, 2005, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 192 pages. Photographer Andrew Shaylor has been given unique and long-term access to the secret world of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club. Over 300 stunning photographs reveal the rich diversity of the HAMC. Includes HAMC events, members? motorcycles (always Harley Davidsons), clubhouses, over 100 incisive portraits and a multitude of details that uniquely define HAMC culture. Specially commissioned foreword by American legend Sonny Barger, internationally well-known and respected member of the HAMC. Limited to 1000 copies SIGNED by Andrew Shaylor on the limitation label to the front endpaper.

Hardcover. US, Taschen, reprint, 2013, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 188 pages. Like new in publisher's shrink-wrap. Taken between the mid-1960s and early 1980s, this selection of Newton fashion editorials-one of the first books he ever published-is accompanied by journal entry-style texts by Newton providing anecdotes and describing the circumstances of each shoot. On every page is evidence of Newton's groundbreaking vision that transformed fashion photography-an influence that can still be seen today in the pages of the greatest fashion magazines.

Hardcover. New York, Thames & Hudson, 1st, 1985, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 283 pages. Hardcover with price-clipped dust jacket. Sunfading to spine. A very clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. 255 duotone photographs throughout. A tight copy.

Hardcover. New York, Thames & Hudson, 1st, 1985, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 283 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Sunfading to spine. A very clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. 255 duotone photographs throughout. A tight copy.

Hardcover. Los Angeles Times, 1st, 1999, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in dust jacket with some fading to spine, otherwise very good, clean copy. A compilation of Los Angeles Times archive photos from 1920 through 1960, offers an extraordinary and unique chronicle of early Hollywood marriages, divorces, births. Deaths, lawsuits, celebrations, and arrests. All pictures in black and white. 189 pages. Plus notes, index.

Hardcover. Loa Angeles, Los Angeles Times, 1st, 1999, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. Hollywood's classic stars were icons for most of the world. But for The Los Angeles Times and The Los Angeles Mirror, these celebrities were the stuff of everyday local news. And the newspapers' photographers were on hand to record all the important events of Los Angeles' emerging film community. Marriages. Divorces. Births. Even, perhaps especially, arrests, court appearances and suicides. You'll find 200 of these extraordinary photos inside, many of them in their first-ever printing. You'll see Marilyn Monroe as she entered Hollywood, and as she left it; Liz Taylor when she signed her first studio contract at age 11 and as she lived with it for the next four decades; Mae West, in wax and in trouble. Also pictured are Jane Russell, Frank Sinatra, Rita Hayworth, Errol Flynn and scores of other stars at the height, and sometimes the depth, of their Hollywood lives.

Hardcover. New York, Thames and Hudson, 1st, 2014, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 288 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Minor soiling to front dust jacket cover. A very clean, unmarked copy with only minor edgewear to dust jacket. Hipgnosis created some of the most innovative and surreal cover art of the 1960s, 70s, and early 80s for the biggest names of the era-Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Wings, Yes, Genesis, 10cc, Peter Gabriel, Bad Company, Syd Barrett, and Black Sabbath, to name just a few. The sublime prism cover for Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon continues to be one of the most pervasive images in all popular culture. Hipgnosis's highly conceptual approach and graphic appeal earned them five Grammy nominations for cover design, and they profoundly influenced not only the history of music, but also all other creative fields from advertising to fashion.

Hardcover. London, Thames & Hudson, 1st, 2014, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Like new in publisher's shrink-wrap. The complete catalogue of design collective Hipgnosis, showcasing groundbreaking cover art created for iconic rock "n" roll giants, including the Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, Led Zeppelin, and Pink Floyd. 320 pages, 500 color illustrations. Hardcover.

Hardcover. New York, MJF Books, 1st, 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 166 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Photographs by Sid Avery. Front sun faded, otherwise clean, tight copy. An interesting collection of black and white photographs, presenting Hollywood Celebrities of the fifities and sixties in various scenes. eg Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward in their kitchen cooking breakfast, Debbie Reynolds with her children playing at home.

Hardcover. New York, MJF Books, 1st, 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 166 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Photographs by Sid Avery. Front sun faded, otherwise clean, tight copy. An interesting collection of black and white photographs, presenting Hollywood Celebrities of the fifities and sixties in various scenes. eg Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward in their kitchen cooking breakfast, Debbie Reynolds with her children playing at home.

Hardcover. New York, MJF Books, 1st, 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 166 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Photographs by Sid Avery. Clean, tight copy. An interesting collection of black and white photographs, presenting Hollywood Celebrities of the fifties and sixties in various scenes. e.g. Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward in their kitchen cooking breakfast, Debbie Reynolds with her children playing at home.

Softcover. Guilford CT, Lyons Press, reprint, 2018, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 261 pages. Fans from around the world continue to be fascinated by classic-era Hollywood (1925-1960) and its larger-than-life stars. Nostalgia for this simpler, more glamorous time offers a safe and temporary escape from our complex lives. The authors capture this era with in Hollywood at Play, featuring unique and rarely seen images of such legendary stars as Audrey Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor, Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Marilyn Monroe, Clark Gable, Judy Garland, W.C. Fields, and Tyrone Power enjoying fun and relaxation outside of their studios. The photos contained in Hollywood at Play come from the collection of Eddie Brandt's Saturday Matinee, Hollywood's first and oldest family-owned photo archive. From the 800,000 images available in their collection the authors have chosen over 200 fascinating and rare photos to include in this book. Among the photos are eight rare photos of a young Marilyn Monroe at play; Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland frolicking at a pool party; Steve McQueen and James Garner astride McQueen's iconic motorcycle between takes of The Great Escape;Bobby Darin and Sandra Dee out on the town; Sammy Davis Jr. hamming it up with Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra; and many others.

Hardcover. New York, Abrams, 1st, 2000, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 167 pages. Black & white photography. Remainder mark on top book edge. During his 27-year career, Murray Garrett specialized in photographing the celebrities of classic Hollywood, not in the somewhat sterile environment of portrait studios, but in their daily activities - on the set, on the town, at home, with their children, or just fooling around. This large, beautifully formatted book presents many of his best photographs, mainly drawn from the late 1940's through the early 1960's. Many of the black-and-white photographs printed here are in full-page format, and most photos are accompanied by anecdotes about the circumstances of their taking.

Hardcover. New York, William Morrow & Company, Inc., 1st, 1981, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 156 pages. Oversized. Black cloth cover, very little wear. Dust jacket has minor wear to edges. Many full page color photographs throughout. Contains a promotional poster of front cover with Humphrey Bogart. A bright, clean copy.

Hardcover. Santa Fe NM, Arena Editions, 1st, 2002, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. Paul Jasmin?s photographs are dreamy tableaux that underscore a fascination with youthful play and innocence. Included in this long-awaited collection are playful nudes, portraits of friends and colleagues from the entertainment and art worlds, fashion shoots, and restful travel images that recall 19th-century romanticism. An influence on numerous artists, Jasmin?s photographs are both rarefied and accessible; his photos regularly appear in leading fashion magazines such as L?Uomo Vogue, W, Arena, and Nylon. Preface by Sofia Coppola. Clean copy.

Hardcover. New York, Collins Design, 1st, 2008, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 80 color plates of female celebrities, photographed as Vargas-style pin-ups. including Gina Gershon, Kate Hudson, Susan Sarandon, Molly Sims, Vanessa Williams, and many more . . . Red slipcase, in publisher's slipcase.

Hardcover. New York, Takarajima Books, 1st, 1993, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 160 pages, b&w celebrity photos by Willoughby. Introduction by Tony Curtis. Still in publisher's shrinkwrap.

Hardcover. New York, Takarajima Books, 1st, 1993, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 160 pages, b&w celebrity photos by Willoughby. Introduction by Tony Curtis. Still in publisher's shrinkwrap.