Checkered Past: A Visual Diary Of The 60's And 70's
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| Rating | : | 4.46 (601 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0865652295 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-11-07 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Worse than Expected." according to John G. Bennett. Terrible photography, half the pics out of focus. Not very interesting cometary, About as exciting as reading an old People Magazine.. Peter Schlesinger: A Renewed Appreciation after Hockney Grady Harp Anyone who acts the flaneur in David Hockney's current touring exhibition DAVID HOCKNEY: PORTRAITS cannot help but encounter the many portraits and influences of Peter Schlesinger, one of Hockney's clan of admirers and students. Hockney's portraits of Schlesinger show a handsome young man with stylish dignity and a most memorable presence. All that is to say re-reading Peter Scheslinger's 'Checkered Past: A Visual Diary Of The 60's And 70's' adds credibility to the observational skills he possessed and which were nurtured by his association . Checkered Past I own itGet 50% off 50 bestsellers Checkered Past: A Visual Diary of the 60's and 70's Manolo Blahnik (Foreword), Peter SchlesingerUS List Price: $27.95UK Equivalent: £16.Checkered Past Frances Lynn I own itGet 50% off 50 bestsellers Checkered Past: A Visual Diary of the 60's and 70's Manolo Blahnik (Foreword), Peter SchlesingerUS List Price: $27.95UK Equivalent: £16.47Our Price: £14.82You Save: £1.65 (10%)4 Used & New from £13.19 Free UK delivery on orders over £25 with Super Saver Delivery. See details & conditionsAvailability: usually dispatched within 24 hours.See larger photoEdition: Hardcover More Product DetailsCustomers who shopped. 7Our Price: £1Checkered Past Frances Lynn I own itGet 50% off 50 bestsellers Checkered Past: A Visual Diary of the 60's and 70's Manolo Blahnik (Foreword), Peter SchlesingerUS List Price: $27.95UK Equivalent: £16.47Our Price: £14.82You Save: £1.65 (10%)4 Used & New from £13.19 Free UK delivery on orders over £25 with Super Saver Delivery. See details & conditionsAvailability: usually dispatched within 24 hours.See larger photoEdition: Hardcover More Product DetailsCustomers who shopped. .82You Save: £1.65 (10%)Checkered Past Frances Lynn I own itGet 50% off 50 bestsellers Checkered Past: A Visual Diary of the 60's and 70's Manolo Blahnik (Foreword), Peter SchlesingerUS List Price: $27.95UK Equivalent: £16.47Our Price: £14.82You Save: £1.65 (10%)4 Used & New from £13.19 Free UK delivery on orders over £25 with Super Saver Delivery. See details & conditionsAvailability: usually dispatched within 24 hours.See larger photoEdition: Hardcover More Product DetailsCustomers who shopped. Used & New from £13.19 Free UK delivery on orders over £25 with Super Saver Delivery. See details & conditionsAvailability: usually dispatched within 2Checkered Past Frances Lynn I own itGet 50% off 50 bestsellers Checkered Past: A Visual Diary of the 60's and 70's Manolo Blahnik (Foreword), Peter SchlesingerUS List Price: $27.95UK Equivalent: £16.47Our Price: £14.82You Save: £1.65 (10%)4 Used & New from £13.19 Free UK delivery on orders over £25 with Super Saver Delivery. See details & conditionsAvailability: usually dispatched within 24 hours.See larger photoEdition: Hardcover More Product DetailsCustomers who shopped. hours.See larger photoEdition: Hardcover More Product DetailsCustomers who shopped
Laurent, Rudolf Nureyev, and many others - all photographed by Schlesinger and presented here with extended witty and gossipy captions, recounting their foibles and outrageous behavior.. Peter Schlesinger's first-hand account of his life in London in the late 60s and 70s with David Hockney and his eclectic, fascinating circle of friends - W.H.Auden, Christopher Isherwood, Paloma Picasso, Twiggy, Robert Mapplethorpe, Amanda Lear, Yves St
-- Manolo Blahnik. a Proustian vision of an intoxicating, vanished age -- its youth and vibrancy brought to life. -- Guardian of England, March 2004Nothing opened my eyes like Peter Schlesinger's pictures, and I could go on for days about them
Peter Schlesinger was born in Los Angeles in 1948 and studied art at UCLA, where one of his instructors was David Hockney. He studied at the University of Geneva before moving to Paris and then London to work as a set designer. In 1968 he moved to London, where he attended the Slade School of Art until 1972 and spent the next six years as a painter and photographer. He moved to New York in 1978 and continues his career as