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Still photo of doris day and james cagney from the 1955 film love me or leave me. Photo of scotty bowers from the scotty bowers archive. Art and technique in the golden age of the studios 9781905287727. Richee, robert coburn, ned scott, and bud fraker photographing the likes of clark gable, cary grant, humphrey bogart, errol flynn, the. The first comprehensive art book detailing the great studio photographers and the greatest stars of the 1930s through the 1950s, this largescale book presents the work of hollywood s great photographers, clarence j. The artist poses in various stereotypical female roles inspired by 1950s and 60s hollywood, film noir, b movies, and european arthouse films. It is through the eye of the stills camera that we experience and recall some of the cinemas most memorable events and faces. Every show features different tv and movie stars from the 60s, 70s, 80s and beyond see the full event listing for a link to the next shows lineup. Highly recommended for film buffs and photography enthusiasts alike. Dec 15, 2014 the collection of film stills is phenomenal. The glamorous portraits of stars such as marlene dietrich were an important component of movie promotion in hollywoods heyday and photographers were. I learned half the stuff i know about old hollywood from looking at books like this. Rare authentic celebrity autographs signatures for sale.
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The jungle book movie photos the jungle book movie stills. Signed photo of superman from the 1950s tv series the adventures of superman. The studios themselves were selfpolicing and through the morals clauses had a tight grip on the movie stars. This book is devoted to a neglected aspect of film making, illustrated with hundreds of stills, which were produced in vast numbers by the great studios in their hollywood heyday. This book is devoted solely to the subject of movie stills and photography.
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