The lavish coffee-table book Slim Aarons: La Dolce Vita' is a tribute to the renowned photographer's decades-long love of Italy. From breathtaking aerial shots 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. But even after moving to New York, he would return to Italy almost every year for the rest of his life. The photographs 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 over the past 50 years.
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Slim Aarons follows a journey from the 1940s to 1990s: La Dolce Vita takes us to Italy's fashionable seaside resorts, to its beautiful historic cities and small atmospheric towns, and to glorious landscapes, all reflecting the pleasures of the Italian art of living. This is a rare glimpse into the lives of the formal and informal conditions of prominent families, photographed in their palaces and estates, in their vacation villas and favorite spots. Handsome men wear tuxedos. Voluptuous women wear their most glorious dresses. Families stroll through beautiful gardens.
Specifications
Title: Slim Aarons: La Dolce Vita
Author: Slim Aarons
Publisher: Abrams
Size: 306 x 263 x 28 mm
Size: 240 pages
Weight: 1924 grams
Language: English
Material: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781419700606
