Audrey Hepburn: Portraits of an Icon - Hardcover

Terence Pepper; Helen Trompeteler

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9781855144972: Audrey Hepburn: Portraits of an Icon

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1855144972 ISBN 13: 9781855144972

Publisher: National Portrait Gallery, 2015

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During her lifetime, the Belgian-�-born British actress Audrey Hepburn (1929–93), star of such films as Roman Holiday, Sabrina, Funny Face, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, My Fair Lady, Charade and Two for the Road, was recognised around the world. Posthumously, her popularity has endured and her image continues to be reproduced in a variety of international cultural contexts. Unlike other collections, in this new book the authors call attention to the circumstances in which pictures of Hepburn were published and consumed, thereby illuminating more generally our changing relationship with such images over the course of the twentieth century. Hepburn’s career is charted through over 145 portraits and supporting images – from her early years in London as a student of ballet and a performer on the West End stage, to her Hollywood heyday and her final years as a special ambassador for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). Alongside work by the photographers whose portraits defined Hepburn’s image and shaped her career are publicity photographs and images made on-�- and off-�-set during the production of her films, as well as family photographs and informal archive news pictures. Possessing the features, height and poise of a model, Hepburn collaborated with a number of couturiers, notably Hubert de Givenchy. Her image often graced the pages and covers of fashion magazines such as Harper’s Bazaar, for which she was photographed by Richard Avedon, whose work is represented here together with portraits by Cecil Beaton, Antony Beauchamp, Philippe Halsman, Angus McBean, Norman Parkinson and Irving Penn.

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"This is a truly amazing book, and has rekindled my interest in Hepburn and her impressive film reel . . . If you love fashion, film or portrait photography, this is a book for you."
-politicsandstyle.com

"From [Audrey Hepburn's] early years as a ballet student in London and a performer on the West End stage to her reign in Hollywood and final years as an ambassador for UNICEF, this is a complete journey depicted in rare photos."
-INDULGE MAGAZINE

"This beautifully crafted book is filled with page-turning montages of stunning and rare portraits of the much-adored Audrey Hepburn. Explore the thrilling career path of one of the most celebrated and iconic actresses of all time."
-THE SOCIETY DIARIES

About the Author:

Terence Pepper is Senior Special Advisor on Photographs and Helen Trompeteler is Associate Curator of Photographs at the National Portrait Gallery, London.

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