This lavish book is the first-ever retrospective on Louise Dahl-Wolfe (1895-1989), one of the great fashion photographers of her era. In addition to fashion images, the 140 photos collected here include a sampling of Dahl-Wolfe's portrait work--unforgettable images of Josephine Baker, Edward Hopper, Eudora Welty, and Jean Cocteau, among other luminaries. 140 illustrations. 100 in full color.
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This lavish book is the first-ever retrospective on Louise Dahl-Wolfe (1895-1989), one of the great fashion photographers of her era. In addition to fashion images, the 140 photos collected here include a sampling of Dahl-Wolfe's portrait work--unforgettable images of Josephine Baker, Edward Hopper, Eudora Welty, and Jean Cocteau, among other luminaries. 140 illustrations. 100 in full color.
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DAHL-WOLFE, Louise. Fine in fine jacket. Foreword by Dorothy Twining Globus. 200 illustrations, including 140 in color. 176 pages. 4to, green cloth, pictorial d.w. (price-clipped). New York: Harry N. Abrams/Umbrage Editions, (2000). First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. This is a very good hardcover copy with a very good dust jacket with just light wear. Completely clean, no marks. Stated first edition. Louise Dahl-Wolfe (1895-1989) was known primarily for her work for Harper's Bazaar, in association with fashion editor Diana Vreeland. At Harpers she was part of a team with legendary art director Alexei Brodovitch and editor Carmel Snow, arguably one of the finest trios in 20th century fashion photography. This monograph was prepared to accompany the retrospective exhibition at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York in 2000. Curated by Nan Richardson. With contributions by Dorothy Twining Globus and Vicki Goldberg. 200 illustrations including 140 color plates. Bibliography. 12" high X 9" wide, 175 pages. Large heavy book, foreign shipping will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
