Slim Aarons: Once Upon a Time by Aarons, Slim

Slim Aarons: Once Upon a Time (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780810946033)

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Slim Aarons: Once Upon a Time by Aarons, Slim

Slim Aarons: Once Upon a Time

$90.00
Slim Aarons: Once Upon a Time by Aarons, Slim

Slim Aarons: Once Upon a Time

$90.00
Format: Hardcover
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Slim Aarons: Once Upon a Time is a luxurious photography book presenting the ultimate insider's view of the lifestyles of the wealthy, privileged, and powerful.

"Aarons was a transitional figure at the height of the era of photojournalism, when magazines like Life were read by millions. The public had become fascinated by members of the affluent class, and Aarons captured them in all their splendor." --Town & Country

Increasingly heralded for his influence, Slim Aarons has established his place in the pantheon of great postwar photographers. It was Aarons who perfected, if not invented, the environmental portrait while photographing the international elite in their exclusive playgrounds during the jet-set decades of the '50s, '60s, and '70s, carrying out his self-described mission: to document "attractive people doing attractive things in attractive places."

Sexy women in tiny bikinis and handsome men dressed for dinner, fabulous homes and boats, and splendid pools and gardens are the playground of Slim Aarons's world. You'll find style and joy in visiting them in this rapturous coffee-table celebration of living well.

Join the Duke and Duchess of Windsor for dinner at the Waldorf Astoria. Visit novelist Elizabeth Bowen at Bowen's Court, her ancestral home in County Cork, Ireland. Jump on a speedboat with actor George Hamilton and his beautiful friends. Pulitzer, Vanderbilt, Hearst, and Ford are just some of the bold-faced names who light up this Who's Who of society.

Presenting Hollywood royalty, European aristocracy, the grandes dames of high society, captains of industry, media moguls, statesmen, and luminaries of various stripes, across a vast geography of opulent and glamorous settings, Slim Aarons's photographs--some 250 of which are included here--define the legendary class known as the Beautiful People and document a lost era of style, grace, and grandeur.

Author: Slim Aarons
ISBN-10: 0810946033
ISBN-13: 9780810946033
Publisher: Abrams Books
Language: English
Published: 12/01/2003
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 4.43lbs
Size: 10.39h x 12.07w x 1.25d

Review Citation(s):
Harper's Bazaar 12/01/2003 pg. 147
Vogue 12/01/2003 pg. 190
USA Today 12/03/2003 pg. 1
Library Journal 02/15/2004 pg. 120
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Slim Aarons (1916-2006) is now acknowledged as one of the most influential photographers of his generation. During World War II he served as a combat photographer for Yank magazine in Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. After the war he became a freelance photographer for many magazines including Holiday, Town & Country, Harper's Bazaar, Vogue, Travel + Leisure, Look, and Life.

Frank Zachary, legendary magazine editor, commissioned many of the photographs in this book for Holiday and Town & Country.

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