- Hardcover: 192 pages
- Publisher: National Portrait Gallery Publications; First Edition edition (27 Aug 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1855145251
- ISBN-13: 978-1855145252
- Product Dimensions: 30.2 x 24 x 1.8 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,035,427 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Norman Parkinson (1913-90) has been described not only as a craftsman but also as a consummate artist. From the time of his first outdoor fashion shoot in 1935, Parkinson's 'moving pictures taken with a still camera' brought a dramatic glamour and bold inventiveness to the fashion portrait. Less intent on capturing the sitter's 'inner' world, Parkinson concentrated on composition, the shape of the body, the various textures of skin and fabric. He also found a daring new sense of individuality: 'If a girl looks like a model,' he said, 'she is not for my lens.' He found this individuality in sitters such as Wenda, the actress he married in 1947, as well as Celia Hammond, Jerry Hall, Iman and Appollonia van Ravenstein. Organised decade by decade and illustrated with fashion plates, portraits and contact sheets, the book features a number of previously unpublished images. One of the first photographers to shoot on location, Parkinson's fashion portraits appear in settings as varied as the New York skyline and Tahitian seascapes. Parkinson also developed a remarkable use of colour - by using only a limited combination - he achieved outstanding results. His long association with Vogue, and numerous assignments for Harper's Bazaar, Queen and other international magazines, brought him both fame and recognition. In return he gave the fashion world ineffable style. His was a career of remarkable longevity and his iconic images chart the multiplicity of styles that characterised the fashionable world of five decades.
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Robin Muir is a curator and writer on photography. He has curated several major exhibitions including the Snowdon Retrospective at the National Portrait Gallery, London, in 2000. He has also mounted several collections of fashion photography drawn from the archives of Vogue, for whom he worked as picture editor. Recent publications include Unseen Vogue: The Secret History of Fashion Photography. He is the archivist of the Terence Donovan Archive.
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Pictorial biography of influential fashion photographer, 28 Sep 2004
By Henry Berry "Henry Berry" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Norman Parkinson: Portraits in Fashion (Hardcover)
Beginning his career in the 1930s, the British photographer Norman Parkinson practically invented the genre of fashion photography with his bold, elegant, and imaginative photographs in the magazines Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Town and Country, and others. Robin Muir, former picture edition of the British "Vogue," follows Parkinson's career with an introduction and with an essay and gallery of representative photographs from each decade from the 1930s to the '80s. Parkinson died in 1990 while on location for a photo shoot. Parkinson managed to remain at the center of the highly-competitive field of fashion photography for the most demanding fashion magazines because his photographic genius was such that he adapted to the styles, celebrities, imagination, and interests of each decade without loosing his exceptional, uncompromising gift. His buoyant, mannerly personality going with his self-evident professionalism played a part in this. A Parkinson photograph from the 1980s stands out as clearly as one from the beginning of his career in the 1930s, as does one from any other decade. This finely-produced art book with informative and knowledgeable text and over 100 full-page photos, most in color, is a fitting commemoration of this incomparable fashion photographer who left an indelible mark on the field.
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A True Artist, 11 Feb 2006
By Samantha Glasser "Maliejandra" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Norman Parkinson: Portraits in Fashion (Hardcover)
Norman Parkinson was one of the most amazing photographers. His career spanned from the 1930s through the 1980s and he worked with many of the biggest celebrities of each decade and some of the most prominent magazines. His photos were artistic, clear, symmetrical, and showed a mastery of light. This book is an exhibition of his talents in fashion photography. It is forewarded by model Iman. The book overviews each decade and proceeds with amazing photographs from each era.
There are photos of major stars like Iman, Noel Coward, Audrey Hepburn, Ava Gardner, Raquel Welch, Jerry Hall, Appollonia, and Bianca Jagger. There are advertisements from major magazines like Harpers Bazaar, Vogue, Life, Queen, and Town and Country.
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