Slim Aarons: La Dolce Vita - (Getty Images) by Slim Aarons & Christopher Sweet (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>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.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>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, <i>Slim Aarons: La Dolce Vita </i>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 <i>Life </i>magazine, yet even after relocating to New York, he would return to Italy almost every year for the rest of his life. <br> 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 <i>la dolce vita </i>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. <p/> Also available from Slim Aarons: <i>Slim Aarons: Women</i>, <i>Slim Aarons: Once Upon a Time</i>, <i>Slim Aarons: A Place in the Sun</i>, and <i>Poolside with Slim Aarons</i>. <p/> Praise for <i>Slim Aarons: La Dolce Vita: </i> <p/> "Nostalgia-soaked images." --<i>Harper's Bazaar</i> <p/> "Sumptuous images." --<i>Publishers Weekly</i> <p/> "It's the next best thing to time travel." --<i>DuJour </i>magazine <p/> <br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Christopher Sweet</b> is the former editor in chief of Viking Studio and the Vendome Press. He was the editor of Slim Aarons's <i>Once Upon a Time </i>and <i>A Place in the Sun </i>and has written several other books on art and photography.</p>
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