Research Catalog

Title

Philippe Halsman : Astonish me! / Sam Stourdzé & Anne Lacoste.

Author

Halsman, Philippe

Publication

• München : Prestel Verlag [2014].
• ©2014

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Details

Additional Authors

• Stourdzé, Sam
• Lacoste, Anne
• Musée de l'Elysée (Lausanne, Switzerland), organizer, host institution.
• Jeu de paume (Gallery : France), host institution.
• Kunsthal Rotterdam, host institution.

Description

316 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits; 27 cm

Summary

Salvador Dalí's flamboyant mustache, Richard Nixon jumping in the West Wing, Grace Kelly's amazing profile--these are just a few of the images that achieved iconic status and helped make photographer Philippe Halsman an icon in his own right. Comprising hundreds of photographs and insightful accompanying texts, this volume explores Halsman's oeuvre in a variety of aspects. It examines his early career exhibiting works at the avant-garde La Pleiade Gallery in Paris; his experiments with portraiture, particularly the series of stunning images of Marilyn Monroe and his more than 100 covers for Life magazine; his pictures of the contemporary art scene that include famous dancers, movie stars, stage actors, and musicians and the birth of his "jumpology" concept; and his unique, 30-year collaboration with Salvador Dalí, including a book devoted entirely to the artist's mustache.

Alternative Title

Astonish me!

Subjects

• Portrait photography > Exhibitions
• Halsman, Philippe > Exhibitions
• Celebrities > Portraits > Exhibitions
• Photography, Artistic > Exhibitions

Note

• "This book has been published to coincide with the exhibition: Philippe Halsman. Astonish Me! at the Musée de l'Élysée, Lausanne, from 29 January to 11 May 2014, director, Sam Stourdzé; at the Jeu de Paume, Paris, from 13 October 2015 to 14 February 2016, director, Marta Gili; and at the Kunsthal Rotterdam, Rotterdam, from 27 February to 5 June 2016, director, Emily Ansenk; curators, Sam Stourdzé & Anne Lacoste. The exhibition has been organised by the Musée de l'Élysée, Lausanne."--Colophon.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 312-313).

Call Number

MFX (Halsman) 14-4384

ISBN

• 9783791349077 (hc)
• 3791349074 (hc)

OCLC

869724808

Author

Halsman, Philippe, photographer.

Title

Philippe Halsman : Astonish me! / Sam Stourdzé & Anne Lacoste.

Publisher

München : Prestel Verlag [2014].

Copyright Date

©2014

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 312-313).

Added Author

Stourdzé, Sam, organizer, writer of added commentary.

Lacoste, Anne, organizer, writer of added commentary.

Musée de l'Elysée (Lausanne, Switzerland), organizer, host institution.

Jeu de paume (Gallery : France), host institution.

Kunsthal Rotterdam, host institution.

Research Call Number

MFX (Halsman) 14-4384