Horst: Portraits

Pepper, Terence

This work celebrates the extraordinary portraits created by one of the great master photographers of the 20th century. In a style that personifies glamour and high fashion, Horst P. Horst's photographs conduct the viewer into a world of painters, writers, musicians, designers and royalty. In his 60-year career, much of it working for American, British and French "Vogue" and its sister publication "House and Garden", Horst's distinguished portfolio of luminaries included Noel Coward, Coco Chanel, Marlene Dietrich, Steve McQueen, Salvador Dali and Katharine Hepburn. This book showcases Horst's talents as a portrait photographer and provides a resource for those studying his work.

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A masterclass in classical studio lighting, chronicling Horst P. Horst’s defining fashion and portrait work for twentieth-century cultural luminaries.

EAN

9781855142923

Publisher

National Portrait Gallery Publications

Published

1 March 2001

Pages

212

Available copies

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  £22.99