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A reprieve from post-war austerity, the 1950s epitomized a time of glamour with its film icons and automobiles, which are admired and emulated to this day. Nothing said, "You''ve made it," quite like getting glammed up and going for a spin in your brand new automobile. The shapes and shades of cars were bright and exaggerated. Car design showed a fervent embrace of the future and a willingness to experiment with something new. Riviera Cocktail photographer Edward Quinn captured all the stars and idols from the worlds of film, music, and the arts, as well as their admirers. Picasso and his Hispano-Suiza, Brigitte Bardot in her Lancia, and many more are featured with their motor toys. With a keen eye and playful exuberance, his images define fifties style.

Kolsbun tells the surprising story of the peace sign in words and pictures, from its origins in the nuclear disarmament efforts of the late 1950s to its adoption by the antiwar movement of the 1960s, through its stint as a mass-marketed commodity and its enduring relevance now. As the boomer generation moves onward through the milestones of life, 1960s nostalgia holds tremendous meaning today. And nothing more eloquently symbolizes the counterculture era than the peace sign. How did this simple sketch become so powerful an image? "Peace: The Biography of a Symbol" tells the surprising story of the sign in words and pictures, from its origins in the nuclear disarmament efforts of the late 1950s to its adoption by the antiwar movement of the 1960s, through its stint as a mass-marketed commodity and its enduring relevance now. As the symbol''s popularity blossomed, so did an entire generation, and author Ken Kolsbun''s expertly selected images--from his own collections as well as a variety of historical archives--illustrate both the sign itself and the larger history that it helped to shape. Along the way, the book recounts the controversy inspired by the peace symbol, bringing to light several trials that challenged its very existence. Drawing on exclusive archival interviews with Gerald Holtom, the late creator of the symbol, "Peace" recounts its birth and goes on to build a historic portrait using both iconic and rarely seen photographs. With guaranteed appeal for audiences who flocked to "Hippie" several years ago, "Peace" will also capture fans of symbology, art, and history--and will pose an interesting counterpoint to the 2008 election. The compact trim size and low price point will help to position "Peace" as both affordable gift and easy impulse purchase

Edward Steichen (1879 - 1973) es indudablemente uno de los nombres más prolíficos, versátiles, influyentes y polémicos de la historia de la fotografía. Muchos le admiraron por sus logros como fotógrafo artistico, e impresiono a muchos otros por la fuerza de sus trabajos comerciales. Retratos, desnudos, moda, paisajes, panoramas urbanos, danza, teatro, guerra, publicidad, bodegones y fotografias de flores: parece que este innovador fabricante de imagenes no dejo de explorar ni un solo genero fotografico; y gracias a su empeño caracteristico por la experimentacion, dejo huella en no pocos de estos generos. El diseño grafico, la tipografia, la direccion artistica..., estas areas, tambien, se convirtieron en terreno fertil para la creatividad de Steichen. Aunque su produccion fotografica por si sola le habria merecido un capitulo entero de la historia de la fotografia, Steichen añadio a sus laureles su trabajo como comisario de la admiradisima exposicion "The family of man" que comenzo su gira internacional en 1955 y fue visitada al menos por nueve millones de espectadores de todo el mundo.

Swinging sex lives of everyday Americans Naomi Harris's subjects are not the usual perfected androids who populate contemporary erotica, but ordinary people with extraordinary sex lives; this book explores a rarely-seen side of sex in America. The Art Edition is limited to 100 numbered copies, signed by both Naomi Harris and Richard Prince. The books #51-100 will be accompanied by the chromogenic print Broken Leg and Barbecue (Swingstock 2004, Duxbury, MN). The cover features a four-color, silk screened, 3-dimensional stamped metal reproduction of a classic American motel sign, specially conceived and created for this edition.

La obra fotográfica de Javier Vallhonrat.Imágenes cargadas de metáforas que desvelan las formas en que el individuo se enfrenta a los restos de la vida.

Isidro, Miguel Ángel deGran formato con ilustraciones Cuenca es, sin ningún género de dudas, una de las plazas medievales más fotogénicas de España, una de las más asombrosas, de las más sorprendentes, de las que mas juego dan al pintor, al fotografo, al paseante, al curioso viajero.