Jazz Age Beauties: The Lost Collection of Ziegfeld Photographer Alfred Cheney Johnston
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| Rating | : | 4.45 (939 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0789313812 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-05-27 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Robert Hudovernik is a freelance writer, photographer and scriptwriter. He wrote and produced a documentary funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities entitled Circus Echoes on the golden age of circus entertainment during the Art Deco era.
Nachtjager said Phenomenal, just needs to be in a larger format. This is a spectacular book in every respect but one - it's size. The photos are fantastic, the layout is fantastic, the quality of its production is top drawer, everything about it is classy and well refined, but it's a downright unusual size for a book. Elaine M. Coughlin said Roaring "Roaring 20's lovers will love this!" according to Elaine M. Coughlin. This is a fantastic book of pictures, great to have it, as a lover of the Roarin' Twenties, etc. I guess everything old is new again - my generation thought we were so cool going braless in the 60's and 70's, but the flappers were doing it long before u. 0's lovers will love this!. This is a fantastic book of pictures, great to have it, as a lover of the Roarin' Twenties, etc. I guess everything old is new again - my generation thought we were so cool going braless in the 60's and 70's, but the flappers were doing it long before u. Ziegfeld Follies T. Sager-Pease This book was amazing! I enjoyed looking at all the wonderful and beautiful pictures. Mr. Johnson had a real talent in bringing out true mystery and beauty in these women. At the time these were considered "racy" if only those critics could see what pic
“This sumptuous book features more than 200 publicity stills and photos of America’s original “It” girls, as well as the “secret’ nudes discovered on photographer Alfred Cheney Johnston’s estate after his death.” The Globe and Mail
Compiled here for the first time are more than 200 publicity stills and photos of some of America's first "It" girls—the silent film-era starlets who paved the way for the cacophony of Monroes and Madonnas to follow. Despite Prohibition, the '20s was the decade of jazz, flappers and hip flasks. Accompanying these iconic images are the stories behind them, including accounts from surviving Ziegfeld Girls, as well as ads featuring them that helped perpetuate the allure of It girl glamour. What he discovered was the work of one of the first "star makers" identified most with the Ziegfeld Follies, Alfred Cheney Johnston. A sumptuous snapshot of an era, this book is also a look at the work of this "lost" pho