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Linda McCartney: Life in Photographs Hardcover – Download: Adobe Reader, June 1, 2011
From her early rock ’n’ roll portraits, through the final years of The Beatles, via touring with Wings to raising four children with Paul, Linda captured her whole world on film. Her shots range from spontaneous family pictures to studio sessions with Stevie Wonder and Michael Jackson, as well as artists Willem de Kooning and Gilbert and George. Always unassuming and fresh, her work displays a warmth and feeling for the precise moment that captures the essence of any subject. Whether photographing her children, celebrities, animals, or a fleeting moment of everyday life, she did so without pretension or artifice.
This retrospective volume—selected from her archive of over 200,000 images—is produced in close collaboration with Paul McCartney and their children. Included are forewords by Paul, Stella, and Mary McCartney. As such, it is a moving personal journal and a lasting testament to Linda’s talent.
Standard edition Text in English, French, and German
- Print length288 pages
- LanguageEnglish, French, German
- PublisherTaschen America Llc
- Publication dateJune 1, 2011
- Dimensions11 x 0.75 x 15 inches
- ISBN-109783836527286
- ISBN-13978-3836527286
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Martin Harrison is a historian of art and photography and an exhibition curator. He worked with Linda McCartney on Roadworks (1996), Light from Within (2001), and her exhibitions at the National Museum of Photography, Film and Television in Bradford and the International Center of Photography in New York. He has published widely on photography and, most recently, on the paintings of Francis Bacon.
Linda McCartney (née Eastman) was born in New York in 1941. She took a photo course with Hazel Archer and studied art history at the University of Arizona before settling in New York City, where she began her photo career shooting rock portraits. Outside of her photography, which has been exhibited in over 50 galleries worldwide including the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, the National Portrait Gallery, London, the Bonni Benrubi Gallery, New York, and the International Center of Photography, New York, Linda McCartney is known for her passionate animal rights activism and her staunch vegetarianism. She wrote cookbooks and founded her own brand of frozen vegetarian meals, all the while raising a family, continuing to take photographs, and participating as a Wings band member alongside Paul McCartney. She died in 1998 at the age of 56.
Alison Castle received a BA in philosophy from Columbia University and an MA in photography and film from New York University (NYU/International Center of Photography masters program). She is the editor of titles on photography, film, and design, including Some Like it Hot, The Stanley Kubrick Archives, Linda McCartney: Life in Photographs, and Marc Newson: Works.
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- ASIN : 3836527286
- Publisher : Taschen America Llc; Multilingual edition (June 1, 2011)
- Language : English, French, German
- Hardcover : 288 pages
- ISBN-10 : 9783836527286
- ISBN-13 : 978-3836527286
- Item Weight : 5.71 pounds
- Dimensions : 11 x 0.75 x 15 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #2,043,905 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #946 in Celebrity Photography
- #1,686 in Photo Essays (Books)
- #2,312 in Portrait Photography
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Alison Castle received a BA in philosophy from Columbia University and an MA in photography and film from New York University (NYU/International Center of Photography masters program). She is the editor of titles on photography, film, and design, including Some Like it Hot, The Stanley Kubrick Archives, Linda McCartney: Life in Photographs, and Marc Newson: Works.
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It is always interesting to see photographs of The Rolling Stones or The Beatles, of not having them or not have been the wife of Paul, this book would go unnoticed, but the reality is that they are there and worth buying this book...
Este es un gran libro pese a que Linda fué una fotografa aficionada, asi que no esperemos la calidad de Annie Leibovitz o Jim Marshall. Tomar fotos interesantes teniendo acceso a estar cerca de Jagger, Lennon, Harrison, Morrison etc. no es muy dificil, sin embargo algunas fotografias tienen un gran encanto de espontaniedad.
Siempre es interesante ver fotografias de The Rolling Stones o The Beatles, de no contar con ellas o de no haber sido la esposa de Paul, este libro pasaría desapercibido, pero la realidad es que ellos están alli y vale la pena comprar este libro...
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il prodotto in sè, poi, è fantastico, e le foto ci fanno vedere il mondo di intimità che sta dietro la vita pubblica delle star più importanti della recente storia. e poi c'è paul!