OBSERVATIONS: PHOTOGRAPHS BY RICHARD AVEDON, WITH COMMENTS BY TRUMAN CAPOTE
Book Details + Condition: Simon and Schuster (New York). First Edition, 1959. Folio hardcover (11" x 15") in original slipcase. 150 pages with Index. Comments by Truman Capote. Illustrated. Richard Avedon's OBSERVATIONS examines the celebrated photographer’s portraits from the 1940s and 1950s. Famous figures include Marian Anderson, Louis Armstrong, Brigitte Bardot, Truman Capote, Gabrielle Chanel, Charlie Chaplin, Jacques Cousteau, Marcel Duchamp, Alfred Hitchcock, Marilyn Monroe, J. Robert Oppenheimer, Pablo Picasso, Gloria Vanderbilt, and many others. Also included are a selection of images of postwar Italy (1946 -1948); a profile of Avedon by Truman Capote; and literary sketches of the portrait subjects by the author. Firm binding; normal aging and wear to boards, with some darkening; darkening to spine, with a small scuff; interior is clean and free of markings, save a few scattered areas of age-toning/spotting. Original slipcase has normal shelf wear and age as well, with rubbing to edges and corners, and darkening present.
