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Philippe Halsman: astonish me!
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Astonish me!
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Salvador Dalí's flamboyant mustache, Richard Nixon jumping in the West Wing, Grace Kelly's amazing profile--these are just a few of the images that achieved iconic status and helped make photographer Philippe Halsman an icon in his own right. Comprising hundreds of photographs and insightful accompanying texts, this volume explores Halsman's oeuvre in a variety of aspects. It examines his early career exhibiting works at the avant-garde La Pleiade Gallery in Paris; his experiments with portraiture, particularly the series of stunning images of Marilyn Monroe and his more than 100 covers for Life magazine; his pictures of the contemporary art scene that include famous dancers, movie stars, stage actors, and musicians and the birth of his "jumpology" concept; and his unique, 30-year collaboration with Salvador Dalí, including a book devoted entirely to the artist's mustache.
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Munich: Prestel, [2014]
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- 9783791349077
- 3791349074
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"This book has been published to coincide with the exhibition: Philippe Halsman. Astonish Me! at the Musée de l'Élysée, Lausanne, from 29 January to 11 May 2014, director: Sam Stourdzé; at the Jeu de Paume, Paris, from 13 October 2015 to 14 February 2016, director: Marta Gili; and at the Kunsthal Rotterdam, Rotterdam, from 27 February to 5 June 2016, director: Emily Ansenk; curators: Sam Stourdzé and Anne Lacoste. The exhibition has been organised by the Musée de l'Élysée, Lausanne."--Colophon.
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