'Life. Hollywood' celebrates the twentieth century’s most important photography magazine, and the timeless allure of Hollywood. Meticulously researched and curated, Taschen’s blockbuster double volume features over 600 images from the magazine’s archives, featuring Bette Davis, Elizabeth Taylor, Marlon Brando, Clark Gable, Steve McQueen, Sophia Loren, Alfred Hitchcock, Sidney Poitier, Paul Newman, Jane Fonda and Brigitte Bardot, alongside reporting from the sets of The Godfather, Guys and Dolls, and The Ten Commandments. Volume 1 (1936-1950s) delves into the Golden Age of Hollywood: starlets, leading men, powerful studios, and opulent lifestyles, while Volume 2 (1950s-1972) uncovers New Hollywood’s shift toward independent film and international stars. With introductory texts by photography critic Lucy Sante, captions by film historian Justin Humphreys, and the work of over 70 legendary Life photographers from Alfred Eisenstaedt to Margaret Bourke-White, this showstopping two-part volume is a must-have for lovers of film, history and glamor.
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'Life. Hollywood' celebrates the twentieth century’s most important photography magazine, and the timeless allure of Hollywood. Meticulously researched and curated, Taschen’s blockbuster double volume features over 600 images from the magazine’s archives, featuring Bette Davis, Elizabeth Taylor, Marlon Brando, Clark Gable, Steve McQueen, Sophia Loren, Alfred Hitchcock, Sidney Poitier, Paul Newman, Jane Fonda and Brigitte Bardot, alongside reporting from the sets of The Godfather, Guys and Dolls, and The Ten Commandments. Volume 1 (1936-1950s) delves into the Golden Age of Hollywood: starlets, leading men, powerful studios, and opulent lifestyles, while Volume 2 (1950s-1972) uncovers New Hollywood’s shift toward independent film and international stars. With introductory texts by photography critic Lucy Sante, captions by film historian Justin Humphreys, and the work of over 70 legendary Life photographers from Alfred Eisenstaedt to Margaret Bourke-White, this showstopping two-part volume is a must-have for lovers of film, history and glamor.