Slim Aarons: La Dolce Vita

Name: Slim Aarons: La Dolce Vita
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Slim Aarons: La Dolce Vita is a captivating collection of photographs that captures the glamorous and picturesque lifestyle of Italy from the 1950s to the 1980s. The book showcases Aarons' work, highlighting the opulence and charm of Italy's social scenes, landscapes, and iconic figures. Renowned for his ability to capture the essence of "beautiful people in beautiful places," Aarons' images transport readers to an era of elegance and leisure.
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This book may appeal to you if you're captivated by the golden era of glamour and elegance captured through the lens of an iconic photographer. You might enjoy this collection, filled with stunning images showcasing the luxurious lives of the rich and famous against the enchanting backdrop of Italy, celebrating timeless beauty and style in the world of arts and culture.

In a host of memorable portraits, across a vast geography of resorts, estates, palaces, elegant apartments, mansions, castles, and other glamorous settings, Slim Aarons's photos define that legendary class known as the "beautiful people." 250 color photos.

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.

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This lavish fourth volume in Abrams' Slim Aarons collection revels in this photographer's decades-long love affair with Italy. From breathtaking aerials of the Sicilian countryside to intimate portraits of celebrities and high society taken in magnificent villas, Slim Aarons: La Dolce Vita captures the essence of "the good life."

Slim Aarons first visited Italy as a combat photographer during World War II and later moved to Rome to shoot for Life magazine, yet even after relocating to New York, he would return to Italy almost every year for the rest of his life.

The images collected here document the aristocracy, cultural elite, and beautiful people, such as Marcello Mastroianni, Ursula Andress, Joan Fontaine, and Tyrone Power, who lived la dolce vita in Italy's most fabulous places during the last 50 years. The introduction by Christopher Sweet shares stories from Aarons's years in Italy and new insights about his life and career.

Also available from Slim Aarons: Slim Aarons: Women, Slim Aarons: Once Upon a Time, Slim Aarons: A Place in the Sun, and Poolside with Slim Aarons.

Praise for Slim Aarons: La Dolce Vita:

"Nostalgia-soaked images." - Harper's Bazaar

"Sumptuous images." - Publishers Weekly

"It's the next best thing to time travel." - DuJour magazine

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781419700606

Publisher: Abrams

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 01 October 2012

Country: United States

Imprint: Abrams

Contributors:

Introduction by Christopher Sweet
Photographs by Sim Aarons

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 30.0mm

Width: 263.0mm

Height: 314.0mm

Weight: 1990g

Pages: 240

Collections

Arts & Culture Non-Fiction

About the Author

Christopher Sweet is the former editor in chief of Viking Studio and the Vendome Press. He was the editor of Slim Aarons’s Once Upon a Time and A Place in the Sun and has written several other books on art and photography.