The Image Makers: Sixty Years of Hollywood Glamour
by Paul Trent
This is a beautiful coffee table book for the collector of beautiful pictures. Of the 325 large, glossy pages, only the first 25 contain sentences, discussing glamour and the beautiful stars contained in the remaining 300 pages. Segmented by decade, going from the silent era through the 1960s—since it was published in 1972—Richard Lawton has compiled the most beautiful photographs of the most iconic stars, creating a book that is to be savored with good friends and after-dinner drinks.
This is for the serious art or film connoisseur, and for those able to appreciate its beauty, it is a book that will remain in your family for generations. My mom had this book and showed it to me when I was a little girl; this was one of the inspirations for my love of classic films. Some incredibly famous stills are included in the book, and when you’ve grown up idolizing the glamour of Kim Novak, the innocence of Lillian Gish, and the radiance of Marilyn Monroe, this book becomes one of the great treasures in your house.
This is for the serious art or film connoisseur, and for those able to appreciate its beauty, it is a book that will remain in your family for generations. My mom had this book and showed it to me when I was a little girl; this was one of the inspirations for my love of classic films. Some incredibly famous stills are included in the book, and when you’ve grown up idolizing the glamour of Kim Novak, the innocence of Lillian Gish, and the radiance of Marilyn Monroe, this book becomes one of the great treasures in your house.