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Slim Aarons: La Dolce Vita
This lavish fourth volume in Abrams' Slim Aarons collection revels in his longtime love affair with Italy. From breathtaking aerials of the Venetian canals and Sicilian countryside to intimate portraits in the villas and estates of celebrities and the beautiful people Slim's photography captures the essence of the good life of the rich and famous of Italy. Italy undeniably held a special place in Slim's heart. As a photographer for Yank magazine he witnessed the Italian campaign during World War II and was present at the liberation of Rome. Later after the war he abandoned Hollywood to travel to Rome as a photographer for Life magazine. Even after he relocated to New York he would return to Italy almost every year for the rest of his professional life. His extensive archive documents the
aristocracy high society celebrity cultural elite and international jet set that found sanctuary in Italy's most beautiful places. In addition to being his stock and trade what he called photographing attractive people who were doing attractive things in attractive places " these images paint the social and cultural geography of fifty year of Italy from the Liberation of Rome to the 1990s. The introduction by Christopher Sweet will portray the close friendship between Slim Aarons and Robert Capa that began in Italy as well as compelling evidence supporting the claim that Slim was the real life photographer on which Jimmy Stewart's character in Hitchock's Rear Window is based."
aristocracy high society celebrity cultural elite and international jet set that found sanctuary in Italy's most beautiful places. In addition to being his stock and trade what he called photographing attractive people who were doing attractive things in attractive places " these images paint the social and cultural geography of fifty year of Italy from the Liberation of Rome to the 1990s. The introduction by Christopher Sweet will portray the close friendship between Slim Aarons and Robert Capa that began in Italy as well as compelling evidence supporting the claim that Slim was the real life photographer on which Jimmy Stewart's character in Hitchock's Rear Window is based."
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