Glamour of the Gods: Photographs from the John Kobal Foundation

Name: Glamour of the Gods: Photographs from the John Kobal Foundation
Brand: Steidl Verlag
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Glamour of the Gods is a survey of Hollywood portraiture from the industry's golden age, the period from 1920 to1960. All the photographs are drawn from the extraordinary archives of the John Kobal Foundation in London. JohnKobal was the last century's pre-eminent authority on Hollywood photography and was the first collector and later authorwho systematically sought to understand photography's role in creating and marketing the great stars central tothe Hollywood mystique. Garbo, Dietrich, Cooper and Bogart are among the famous faces featured and in many casesthese are the career defining images of their era. Most of the reproductions are from the archive's original vintage prints.Film historian Robert Dance has written about John Kobal's important place in Hollywood history and offers a lucidoverview of the still and portrait photographer's place in the Hollywood studio system. Critic and historian John RussellTaylor's introduction draws from his memory of many years of friendship with Kobal.

Product details

Binding:: Paperback
Edition:: 1
Number of Pages:: 288
Release Date:: 2013-04-30
Publication Date:: 2013-04-30
Publisher:: Steidl Verlag
Languages:: Published: English, Original: English
ISBN10:: 386521682X
ISBN13:: 9783865216823
Weight:: 2159 g
Height:: 30.4 cm
Width:: 24.8 cm
Thickness:: 2.7 cm

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