ANSEL ADAMS: 400 PHOTOGRAPHS presents the full spectrum ofAdams' work in a single volume for the first time, offering thelargest available compilation from his legendary photographiccareer. Beautifully produced and presented in an attractivelandscape trim, ANSEL ADAMS: 400 PHOTOGRAPHS will appeal to ageneral gift-book audience as well as Adams' legions of dedicatedfans and students. The photographs are arranged chronologically into five majorperiods, from his first photographs made in Yosemite and the HighSierra in 1916 to his work in the National Parks in the 1940s up tohis last important photographs from the 1960s. An introduction andbrief essays on selected images provide information aboutAdams'life, document the evolution of his technique, and give voice tohis artistic vision. Few artists of any era can claim to have produced four hundredimages of lasting beauty and significance. It is a testament toAdams' vision and lifetime of hard work that a book of this scalecan be compiled. ANSEL
From the camera lucida to the latest in digital image makingand computer manipulation, photographic technology has dramaticallychanged throughout its nearly 200-year history, as succinctlyexplained and powerfully illustrated in "A World History ofPhotography". Thanks to the unique immediacy with which photographycaptures perspective and history, the popularity and use of thecamera spread rapidly around the globe. Today, photography isubiquitous: from newspapers and fashion magazines to billboards andthe film industry, cultures worldwide have embraced this malleableartistic medium for a limitless variety of purposes. NaomiRosenblum's classic text investigates all aspects of photography -aesthetic, documentary, commercial, and technical - while placingphotos in their historical context. Included among the more than800 photographs by men and women are both little-known andcelebrated masterpieces, arranged in stimulating juxtapositionsthat illuminate their visual power. Authoritative and unbiased,Rosenblum's chr
Sidestepping the tragic figure presented in other books,"Marilyn Monroe: Platinum Fox" provides a light-hearted andhumorous look at a legend like no other! Sixty years after herimage first flickered on the screen, Marilyn Monroe remains theultimate Hollywood star, a face and name more recognizable thancurrent performers. What remains to be explored about 'Marilyn'?Here we celebrate what first made her a star. Profusely illustratedwith colour and black and white stills from the 20th Century Foxarchives - some of which will be seen for the first time in thisbook - "Marilyn Monroe: Platinum Fox" focuses on quintessentialMarilyn in classics like "Gentleman Prefer Blondes", "The SevenYear Itch" and her other Fox films. The text is filled withbehind-the-scenes stories, memorable movie quotes, film facts,trivia, plotlines, character profiles and highlights of the mostMarilyn moments.
