International Center of Photography Library
Most of the boxes that hit my doormat come from Japan, but more recently with the approaching sneak preview of the 10x10 American Photobooks project, which I am co-organizing with Matthew Carson and Olga Yatskevich, I’ve been receiving a lot of domestic parcels. Rather than Japanese postwar photobooks, my office table is filling with contemporary… Continue reading Let’s Pretend! The Contemporary American Photobook
The recent publication of a nude photograph of the late Elizabeth Taylor highlighted its utter rarity. In passing it is mentioned that the photograph was done by Taylor's friend and fellow actor, Roddy McDowall, who had been her co-star in National Velvet. The photograph was done when Taylor was 24, just prior to her third… Continue reading Celebrity Photographers
Monsters & Madonnas 