Sinatra: The Photographs - Hardcover

Howick, Andrew

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1419717928 ISBN 13: 9781419717925

Publisher: Abrams, 2015

Synopsis

Few male stars in any medium have had an impact on our visual culture like Frank Sinatra, whose centennial falls on December 12, 2015. Of his generation, only John F. Kennedy comes to mind. Like many of the greatest singers, he possessed an aura of sexuality, vulnerability, intensity and charm, and all of these qualities came through in photographs. Beyond that, he had a style of manhood that defined an ideal in the first two decades after World War II: cocky, violent, soulful, urbane and irresistible to women.Sinatra: The Classic Photographs focuses mainly on his heyday, from the late 1940s to the early 1970s and includes both well-known and rare shots of Sinatra recording, in concert and making films. These were the years of the Rat Pack and Las Vegas, socialising with Jack Kennedy and Marilyn Monroe, making music with Count Basie and Quincy Jones―when he towered over the American entertainment landscape. Featured is the best work by a group of photographers who helped shape the public image of Sinatra. Among them are Bob Willoughby, who pioneered a special brand of motion picture unit photography in Hollywood; Sid Avery, known for capturing private moments of Hollywood royalty; Ted Allan, who was Sinatra’s personal photographer for many years; and Ed Thrasher, art director and photographer at Sinatra’s very own Reprise label. The work of these men forms the nucleus of the material gathered in this book, with an introduction by Barbara Sinatra, and commentary on Sinatra by a wide selection of people who knew him.

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Review:

"Images of Sinatra carry as powerful a punch as his voice. Andrew Howick, who helps curate and edit one of the world's largest collections of photos on Sinatra, collects a stunning array of photographs that helped shape the singer's persona in Sinatra: The Photographs."--Publishers Weekly

From the Author:

Andrew Howick has helped research, curate and edit one of the world's largest and most exclusive collections of Frank Sinatra photography at mptvimages, a photo agency specialising in imagery from Hollywood's golden age to the present day. Barbara Sinatra was married to Frank Sinatra from 1976 until his death in 1998.

About this edition

• Publisher: Abrams
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1419717928
• ISBN 13: 9781419717925
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224