Description
Slim Aarons: La Dolce Vita is a celebration of fabulous living, Italian style, as seen through the lens of the famed photographer Slim Aarons.; Abrams has published three volumes of the photography of Slim Aarons, all of which have been successful. Once Upon a Time has sold 2,000 copies, A Place in the Sun has sold 2,000 copies, and Poolside with Slim Aarons has sold 4,000 copies.; Slim Aarons commonly photographed celebrities at home and this book will be no exception. Celebrities seen in the Italian countryside will include Peggy Guggenheim, Orson Wells, the Versaces, Lois Armstrong, Tyrone Power, Peter Sellers, Gore Vidal and more.
About the Author
Christopher Sweet, the former editor in chief of Viking Studio/Penguin Group and the Vendome Press, acquired the three Slim Aarons books published by Harry N. Abrams, and edited the first two, Once Upon a Time (2003) and A Place in the Sun (2005), working closely with Slim Aarons. He has published several books on art and photography, including most recently, Yankee Colors: The Glory of the Mantle Years (2009) and Michael Dweck Mermaids (2008), and he is currently at work on a monograph on the photographer Alfred Gescheidt.
Book Information
ISBN 9781419700606
Author Christopher Sweet
Format Hardback
Page Count 240
Imprint Abrams
Publisher Abrams
Weight(grams) 1990g
Dimensions(mm) 314mm * 263mm * 30mm