Steve McQueen- - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 3836503913 ISBN 13 : 9783836503914

Editeur : TASCHEN, 2008

Synopsis

“It is a testament to Claxton’s eye and skill that it does more than simply show a movie star at work and play. Claxton brings a lost era alive through his subject.” —Value Rich Magazine, Palm Springs

“One time when I was with him, he drove a brand new Ford convertible, with only thirty miles on the speedometer, at top speed for such a long stretch of the Texas highway that the engine began to smoke and eventually caught on fire. He slowed down and shouted to me, ‘Clax, when I tell you to jump, jump!’ We did jump out of the car just as it burst into flames. Steve sat on the side of the country road at a safe distance from the burning vehicle and laughed his head off.” —William Claxton

Sharing a passion for fast cars, Steve McQueen (1930–1980) and William Claxton became friends early in McQueen’s career and remained close until his premature death. Claxton frequented McQueen throughout his many incarnations (daredevil, dirt biker, movie star, sports car driver, ladies’ man, family man, etc.), capturing at every turn another side of McQueen’s enigmatic tough-guy/nice-guy personality. As this photo album demonstrates, Claxton’s photographic talent and sensibilities were perfectly attuned to the actor’s multifaceted character. This is the real Steve McQueen, immortalized by Claxton’s empathetic lens.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

William Claxton (1927-2008) débuta sa carrière en photographiant des pochettes de disques de jazz. Ses photos de Chet Baker, Charlie Parker, Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, Billie Holiday, entre autres, lui ont conféré un statut de culte et soulignent pourquoi Claxton est considéré depuis plus de cinquante ans comme le plus important photographe de jazz. Il a reçu des commandes des plus grandes maisons d'édition, notamment Magazine Life, Paris Match et Vogue. Claxton est mort le 11 octobre 2008 à Los Angeles.

Les titres TASCHEN du Californien Steve Crist comprennent le Marilyn d'André de Dienes, le Steve McQueen de William Claxton et The Polaroid Book.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: TASCHEN
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 3836503913
• ISBN 13: 9783836503914
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 191
• Éditeur: Crist Steve
• Coordonnées du fabricant: TASCHEN GmbH; contact@taschen.com; ; Hohenzollernring 53. D; K�ln; 50672; Allemagne