Martin Harrison Knihy

The third and final book in the Francis Bacon Studies series, published under the aegis of The Estate of Francis Bacon.

In May 1968, Linda McCartney became the first female photographer to have her work on the cover of Rolling Stone. During her tenure as the leading photographer of the late 1960s musical scene, she captured many of rock's most important musicians on film, including Aretha Franklin, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin, Simon & Garfunkel, The Who, The Doors, and the Grateful Dead. In 1967, Linda met Paul McCartney at London's Bag O' Nails club and subsequently photographed The Beatles during an album launch event. Paul and Linda were married on March 12, 1969. For the next three decades, until her untimely death, she devoted herself to her family, vegetarianism, animal rights, and photography. From her early rock portraits through raising four children with Paul, Linda captured her whole world on film, from spontaneous family pictures to studio sessions. Always unassuming and fresh, her work displays a warmth and feeling that captures the essence of any subject. Whether photographing her children, celebrities, animals, or a fleeting moment of everyday life,1 she did so without pretension or artifice. This retrospective volume--selected from her archive of over 200,000 images--was produced in close collaboration with Paul and their children.--From publisher description.

Never-before-published photographs of the King as he burst into superstardom chronicle his sweeping effect on a young generation, capturing him in performance, backstage, and at the house he bought for his parents. 20,000 first printing.

The book features eloquent and thoughtful verse letters that transport readers to a vivid landscape, where the serene beauty of nature is intricately woven into the writing. The calm and intelligent tone allows for a deep exploration of the surroundings, capturing moments like the enchanting flow of sea-dusks. This unique style avoids conventional constraints, offering a fresh and engaging literary experience.

The latter half of the twentieth century witnessed British artists, architects, and designers rising to prominence globally. In the post-war reconstruction era, youth began to challenge established artistic norms, drawing inspiration from popular culture. This iconoclasm, rooted in the Pop movement, remains a vital aspect of British art. The book provides a year-by-year account, juxtaposing emerging talents with established figures, highlighting connections and contradictions across various visual disciplines, including architecture, interior design, and graphic art. Through images and text, it delves into the factors shaping British art's unique character, such as the distinctive art school teaching system, fashion, pop music, and political influences. Artists' responses to these elements have consistently been original and thought-provoking, paving the way for future innovation. Organized by decade, the book showcases achievements accompanied by insights from notable artists, designers, collectors, and critics who have significantly impacted each era. The creative landscape has thrived on encouragement, challenge, and opposition, enabling talents to transcend shifting tastes. Featuring over 250 artists, including Henry Moore, David Hockney, and Damien Hirst, this publication also commemorates the first fifty years of Thames and Hudson, founded by Walter Neurath in 1949, and its role in public education and arts support.

The autobiography of George Blake, a senior officer in the British Secret Intelligence Service, sentenced in 1961 to forty-two years' imprisonment for spying for the KGB.

After his "aperitif" book of models, Ten Women, which was a world success within five months of publication, Peter Lindbergh presented in 1997 his long-awaited larger title Images of Women, comprising the creative essence of his photographic work. Images of Women contains Lindbergh s classic fashion photos, his great portraits of actresses and pop stars such as Madonna, Tina Turner, Demi Moore, Milla Jovovitch, Catherine Deneuve, Charlotte Rampling, Daryl Hannah, and many, many more and, of course, all the photos of his supermodels that he has been saving up for his larger book. Images of Women thus provides a comprehensive overview of twenty years of artistic work of the highest level, showing Peter Lindbergh in his favourite role as a man who loves women.

Fashion photography's pervasive presence has brought the intimate aesthetics of post-80s realism into everybody's lives. This year's Fashion Images de Mode, the fourth volume of an annual series, showcases emerging as well as established photographers. Editor Lisa Lovatt-Smith presents photographs which capture the new directions in current fashion media, such as an increasingly subjective photographer's eye and a heightened reliance on digital image manipulation. This edition includes an introduction by renowned writer Susan Sontag, an essay by Patrick Remy, and sections devoted to prominent photographers Steve Hiett, Phil Poynter, Sean Ellis, Anette Aurell, Ellen Von Unwerth, Mario Sorrenti, Melodie McDaniel, Nathaniel Goldberg, Terry Richardson, Jack Pierson, Peter Lindbergh, David La Chapelle, and Mario Testino.

Draws on a broad range of source images and documents to discuss the role of photography, film stills, and mass-media imagery in some of Francis Bacon's most important paintings and stylistic development, in an account that places Bacon's work in a context of the mechanical reproduction process and the influences of his time.