Synopses & Reviews
A legendary life shown in rare, mostly never before published photographsArguably the most famous woman of the century, certainly one of its most photographed, Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis lived an astonishing life; her popularity and the fascination she held for people the world over during her nearly sixty years in the spotlight can hardly be overestimated. And while that has led to a number of books about her, none has told her life story in the way this one does--entirely in photographs, from birth to death, with lively, anecdotal extended captions.Of the 251 photographs in this book, 165 have never been published, 58 have rarely been published (in newspapers or magazines but never in book form), and 28 are inescapable images that have been seared into the memories of everyone. Together with the text that runs alongside them, these pictures tell the story of an American life that became legendary even while it was being lived, a story that will speak afresh to the hearts of all Americans.
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"This one is a real keeper, and I think Jackie herself would have approved of it." (Liz Smith)
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"Ranging from a Christmas portrait of baby Jackie in her mother's arms to her iconic roles as First Lady, shipping tycoon's wife and working woman, and culminating with a heart-stopping image of John Jr. and Caroline beside their mother's casket, these 251 black and white photos (many never published before) capture her well-lived, much-photographed life in adoring detail"--Publishers Weekly
Synopsis
The legendary life of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis is shown here in rare photographs accompanied by anecdotal extended captions. Along with the inescapable images that have been seared into the memories of everyone, there are also 165 photos that have never before been published. 250 photos.
Synopsis
FATHERS is a photographic celebration of men and their infant children. The fathers are from all walks of life - friends, neighbors and acquaintances of the artist - who volunteered for the project although most of them had never posed professionally for the camera. The one thing they all have in common is a great feeling for their children and the willingness to express that feeling for the camera. No props and no clothing were used in order to keep the focus on the man and his child, resulting in photographs that have a timeless beauty, images that capture fleeting moments of grace and glee between fathers and their children. Sumptuously reproduced in duotone, these remarkable photographs capture the great joy fatherhood brings to men.
Every photograph is accompanied by a short text in which each man talks about what it means to him to be a father.
About the Author
James Spada is a writer and photographer who has written internationally best-selling biographies of Barbra Steisand, Bette Davis, Peter Lawford, and Princess Grace of Monaco. He has also compiled pictorial biographies of Marilyn Monroe, Katharine Hepburn, Jane Fonda, and Robert Redford, among others. He lives in Natick, Massachusetts.