{"product_id":"life-hollywood","title":"LIFE. HOLLYWOOD","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe golden age of the world’s most popular weekly photography magazine (1936-1972) coincided with Hollywood’s most glamorous decades. Featuring hundreds of meticulously researched and curated images from the vast \u003cem\u003eLIFE\u003c\/em\u003e archive, capturing “more stars than there are in Heaven,” location shoots, Oscar nights, homes, alluring parties, and more.\n\nIn November 1936, publisher Henry R. Luce launched \u003cem\u003eLIFE\u003c\/em\u003e as a photo-led weekly news magazine with a clear purpose: “To see life; to see the world; to eyewitness great events.” Before readers’ attention was consumed by television, \u003cem\u003eLIFE\u003c\/em\u003e served as their window to the world, and by the late 1940s, it was being read by 1 in 3 Americans. Jean Harlow was the first movie star to appear on a \u003cem\u003eLIFE\u003c\/em\u003e cover in 1937, and from then until 1972 over 200 covers featured Hollywood-related subjects, illustrating the strength of the bond between \u003cem\u003eLIFE\u003c\/em\u003e and the film industry.\n\nMatching the splendor of the finest Hollywood production, this two-volume epic blockbuster tells the intertwined story of a magazine and an art form that embodied the pinnacle of American imagination. Meticulously researched and curated, it features \u003cstrong\u003eover 600 images\u003c\/strong\u003e from the magazine’s archives -- well over half previously unpublished -- and stars such icons as \u003cstrong\u003eBette Davis, Elizabeth Taylor, Marlon Brando, Clark Gable, Steve McQueen, Sophia Loren, Alfred Hitchcock, Sidney Poitier, Paul Newman, Jane Fonda, Brigitte Bardot\u003c\/strong\u003e and many more.\n\n\u003cem\u003eLIFE\u003c\/em\u003e had special access to these celebrities, following them on set, to extravagant parties, Oscar nights and at home, providing readers with intimate glimpses of their lives away from the spotlight.\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eVolume 1 (1936-1950s)\u003c\/strong\u003e covers the Golden Age of Hollywood: dashing leading men, glamorous starlets, powerful studio moguls, and opulent lifestyles. Witness how \u003cem\u003eLIFE\u003c\/em\u003e didn’t just indulge fantasy, but also documented the inner workings of the industry and the collective effort that went into creating the illusions on the screen, from screenwriters and composers to publicists and acting coaches.\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eVolume 2 (1950s-1972)\u003c\/strong\u003e focuses on the New Hollywood, in which major studios gradually lost their stronghold, marked by a shift toward independent films, international stars, and a more diverse array of voices and faces. See how \u003cem\u003eLIFE\u003c\/em\u003e reported from the sets of classic movies such as The Godfather, Guys and Dolls, and The Ten Commandments. With the aid of exclusive editorial materials like contact sheets, tear sheets from the stories, and internal editorial notes, we learn how \u003cem\u003eLIFE\u003c\/em\u003e planned and framed their innovative photo-essays.\n\nFeaturing introductory texts by photography critic \u003cstrong\u003eLucy Sante\u003c\/strong\u003e, captions by film historian \u003cstrong\u003eJustin Humphreys\u003c\/strong\u003e, and over 70 legendary \u003cem\u003eLIFE\u003c\/em\u003e photographers such as\u003cstrong\u003e Alfred Eisenstaedt, Peter Stackpole, Gordon Parks, Lisa Larsen, Margaret Bourke-White, Gjon Mili\u003c\/strong\u003e, and many others, \u003cem\u003eLIFE\u003c\/em\u003e. Hollywood is a celebration of the 20th century’s most important photography magazine and the irresistible allure of Hollywood and movie magnificence.\n\n“One comes to \u003cem\u003eLIFE. Hollywood\u003c\/em\u003e for the glamour, but stays for the in-depth reportage of the movie business at work.” -\u003cem\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\n\n“A heavyweight two-volume blockbuster of a photo book […] In its pages, you’ll find some of the best star portraiture of the Golden Age.” -\u003cem\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\n\n“For almost 45 years, Taschen has served as an invaluable resource for exploring entertainment history; delving into their subjects with unprecedented detail, becoming definitive sources of access and information. With the release of the two-volume \u003cem\u003eLIFE. Hollywood\u003c\/em\u003e, it pays tribute to one of the publications from which Taschen received much of its inspirations, if not its marching orders.” -\u003cem\u003eVariety\u003c\/em\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eRush Service and International shipping could require an additional charge.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59642915422494,"sku":"LIFEHH","price":225.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0999\/0684\/7006\/files\/lifehh-life-hollywood-book.jpg?v=1784512399","url":"https:\/\/shop.budsartbooks.com\/products\/life-hollywood","provider":"Bud's Art Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}