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Portraits of celebrities such as Mick Jagger, Alfred Hitchcock, Jack Nicholson, Yves Saint Laurent, Pelé, Debbie Harry are included alongside images of Warhol’s entourage and high life, landscapes, and still lifes from Cabbage Patch dolls to the iconic soup cans. Often raw and impromptu, the Polaroids document Warhol’s era like Instagram captures our own, offering a unique record of the life, world, and vision behind the Pop Art maestro and modernist giant.
© The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.
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Publisher : TASCHEN
Publication date : August 8, 2017
Edition : Multilingual
Language : Multilingual
Print length : 408 pages
ISBN-10 : 3836569388
ISBN-13 : 978-3836569385
Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
Dimensions : 9.02 x 1.61 x 11.38 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #34,185 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #10 in Individual Photographers #18 in Photograpy Equipment & Techniques #51 in Individual Artists (Books)
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José –
The PERFECT coffee-table book for the art and photography lovers!!
This book is an easy 5 stars. It’s a stunning, hefty coffee-table book that really feels like owning a little piece of Warhol’s world, not just another art book.Visual content:The Polaroids are vibrant, varied, and intimate, ranging from celebrities and fashion icons to Warhol’s friends, lovers, and everyday objects, so every time the book is opened there is something new to notice.The images feel like a visual diary, giving a behind-the-scenes look at the era and the people around him, which is especially exciting if you’re a fan of portrait photography or pop culture history.Book quality:The printing quality is excellent: colors are rich, details are sharp, and the large hardcover format gives the photos room to breathe and look impressive on a coffee table or shelf.With over 400 pages, it feels substantial and well made, and the multilingual edition (English, German, French) is a nice bonus if you’re in a multilingual home or gifting it.For Warhol and photo lovers:If you enjoy Andy Warhol, photography, or vintage Polaroid aesthetics, this is the kind of book you’ll keep coming back to, flipping through a few pages at a time and always finding a new favorite image.It’s both a beautiful art object and a fascinating document of Warhol’s life and circle, so it absolutely deserves a 5-star review and a permanent spot on display.
Louis S –
WOW!
I adore Andy Warhol. His work is amazing!
ksjoslin –
Warhol fan must have.
Great gift for any Warhol lover.
Amazon Customer –
Beautiful
Beautiful book. Got this for an old friend and he adored it.
Amazon Customer –
Great
Great coffee table book
Laila A. –
A lovely gift to myself
Bought this as a Christmas gift for myself. It’s so worth it. Such a good quality photo book and I learned some new things about Andy that I didn’t know.
Robin A. –
Coffee table book
Beautiful book. Great coffee table book . My son loved this book as a gift . Great pictures and information. Very substantial ,hard cover.
Travis Cowart –
Very nice
Great size and weight for a coffee table. Bought as a gift and they loved it.
stefania –
Bellissimo bookPerfetto . Per chi ama questo artista o se avete una persona che potrebbe apprezzare (come idea regalo) è da prendere !!Bellissimo 🤩🤩
Sandra –
10/10
Jeanne –
Bon livre, offert pour Noël, a beaucoup plus. Retrace les polaroïds de Andy Warhol. Très intéressant, apporte un nouveau point de vue sur l’artiste.
Era o que eu esperava, ótimo produto. –
The book is beautiful and decorative, I loved the photos.
Francisco Canovas –
Book in perfect conditions! Really beautiful pictures, not only Polaroids, from famous people to naked anonymous bodies and objects of the day by day of Warhol