Monographies

A Wonderful Time: An Intimate Portrait of the Good Life

€120.00
A collection of photographs by Slim Aarons capturing the lifestyles of America's elite and wealthy figures from the mid-20th century.
A Wonderful Time: An Intimate Portrait of the Good Life captures the lives of America's elite from coast to coast, in Bermuda, the Caribbean, and Acapulco. Drawing from thousands of pictures taken since World War II on assignments for publications like Holiday, Town & Country, Harper's Bazaar, Life, and Vogue, Slim Aarons presents the best of them. The book features many never-before-published photographs, including those of the Cushings of Newport, The Fords of Grosse Pointe, and the Rockefellers of New York. It provides a narrative of Aarons's experiences and impressions while photographing American aristocrats on their estates and at their favorite resorts, showcasing a wide array of wealthy individuals and social scenes of the era.

Bibliographic Details

Author Slim Aarons
Publisher Harper and Row
Place of publication New York
Year 1974
Edition First edition
Binding Hardcover
ISBN 9780060100162
Collation 190 pp.
Language English
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