| Vanity Fair: The Portraits: A Century of Iconic Images | 
| Authors: Graydon Carter, David Friend
Creator: Christopher Hitchens
Publisher: Abrams
Category: Book
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Rating:  32 reviews
Sales Rank: 13,162
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Pages: 384
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Shipping Weight (lbs): 7
Dimensions (in): 14 x 11 x 1.4
ISBN: 0810972980
Dewey Decimal Number: 779.2
EAN: 9780810972988
ASIN: 0810972980
Publication Date: September 1, 2008
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Product Description
Vanity Fair: The Portraits brings together 300 iconic portraits from Vanity Fair’s 95-year history in a remarkable book that captures the image of modern fame—the magical thing that happens when individual talent and beauty (and sometimes genius) is caught in the spotlight of popular curiosity and passion. The photographers—from Edward Steichen and Cecil Beaton to Annie Leibovitz and Mario Testino—are a glittering and celebrated group themselves. Their portraits have become the iconic likenesses of the best-known figures from the worlds of art, film, music, sports, business, and politics. From legends such as Pablo Picasso, Amelia Earhart, Cary Grant, and Katharine Hepburn to the stars, writers, athletes, style icons, and titans of business and politics of today, Vanity Fair: The Portraits offers an authoritative roster of talent and glamour in the 20th century.
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 Hitchens and Older Photography Great August 20, 2010
carol irvin (United States)
Hitchens writes a great essay introducing these portraits. The portraits themselves vary in quality. Hands down, the very best ones are the ones done by the great masters earlier in the twentieth century in black and white, especially by Steichen. Of the later photographs, the ones done by Bruce Weber are my favorites along with Ritts, Tesino and others. I think the weakest photos, the ones that will probably not make it as serious art for being overly gimmicky, are Annie Lebovitz's. She makes a great eye catching magazine cover but she does not make ANY portrait that would even give someone like Steichen, were he alive, a moment's worry. Also included are some old Vanity Fair illustrated covers and these were quite gorgeous too. Nowadays this kind of cover could probably not sell a magazine but it's too bad as they were all wonderful works of art. In short, there's something for everyone in this huge collection of portraits. If you prefer very clever photos of present day celebs a lot, then this may be worth a full five stars for you. Those were the ones that took it down to four stars for me.
 Vanity Fair Portraits August 8, 2010
H. C. Morgan (Sarasota, FL, USA)
Book was in excellent condition, it arrived within a few days and was well packed. I highly recommend seller.
Awesome present April 8, 2010
Cat
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I got this for my friend as a birthday present. She absolutely loved it.
vanity Fair Portraits: March 23, 2010
R. Garner
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
My friend was delighted with the book. Loves the pictures. Super service
on receiving the book.
Perfect Gift December 17, 2009
Emily M. Ballard (Austin, TX)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I purchased this "monograph" of sorts for my mother in law who has everything, but loves portraits. The book is a presence, due to size and production quality. It's certainly something that works perfectly as a gift for that person who has everything and maybe does not find high art accessible.
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