内容简介
TherehavebeenmanyMarilynphotobooks-butnothinglikethis.Australian-borncuratorandpreservationistDavidWillshasaccruedoneoftheworld'slargestindependentarchivesoforiginalMarilynMonroephotographs.Now,in"MarilynMonroe:Metamorphosis",hehasgatheredspectacularworkofthekeyMarilynphotographers-anddozensofunknowns-tocreatethemostdazzlingportfolioofimagesfromeveryperiodinMarilynMonroe'slife,fromherearliestsittingsin1942tilljustweeksbeforeherdeathtwodecadeslater.Withmorethantwohundredfirst-generationphotos-includingcountlessluminous,unseencolorphotosfromtheverystartofhercareer-"MarilynMonroe:Metamorphosis"chronicleshermeteoricrisefromahumblecatalogmodeltooneofthemostrecognizedfacesinhistory.Nootherbookevencomesclose.
作者简介
Australian-bornDavidWillsisanindependentcurator,photographicpreservationist,andeditorwhohasaccruedoneoftheworld’slargestindependentarchivesoforiginalphotographs,negatives,andtransparencies.Hehascontributedmaterialtomanypublicationsandmuseums,includingtheMuseumofModernArtandtheMetropolitanMuseumofArt.Willshasproducedaseriesofphotographyexhibitionsbasedonimagesfromhisarchive.Hisshowshaveincluded“Murder,Models,Madness:PhotographsfromtheMotionPictureBlow-Up,”“EdieSedgwick:UnseenPhotographsofaWarholSuperstar,”“BlondeBombshell,”“JamesBond,”“WomenwithIssues:PhotographsfromtheMotionPictureValleyoftheDolls,”and“Warhology,”andtheyhavereceivedmajorprofilesintheLosAngelesTimes,theNewYorkTimes,VanityFair,AmericanPhoto,andVogue.In2002Willsphoto-editedBernardofHollywood’sUltimatePin-UpBook.HealsocoauthoredVeruschka(2008)andauthoredAraGallant(2010),whichfeaturedanintroductionbyAnjelicaHuston.HehaswrittenarticlesonphotographyandpopularcultureforpublicationsincludingVMagazineandPalmSpringsLife.WillslivesinLosAngeles.
