Edith Head - The Fifty-Year Career of Hollywood's Greatest Costume Designer

Informationen zum Autor Jay Jorgensen is a film and fashion historian and collector. He is the author of Edith Head: The Fifty-Year Career of Hollywood's Greatest Costume Designer . Jorgensen is also a photographer whose work has been showcased in magazines such as People and TV Guide . He lives in Palm Springs, California. Klappentext Subtitled, "A Complete Treasury Of The Fifty-Year Career Of Hollywood's Greatest Costume Designer". Zusammenfassung All About Eve. Funny Face. Sunset Blvd. Rear Window. Sabrina. A Place in the Sun. The Ten Commandments. Scores of iconic films of the last century had one thing in common: costume designer Edith Head (1897 -- 1981). She racked up an unprecedented 35 Oscar nods and 400 film credits over the course of a fifty-year career. Never before has the account of Hollywood's most influential designer been so thoroughly revealed -- because never before have the Edith Head Archives of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences been tapped. This unprecedented access allows this book to be a one-of-a-kind survey, bringing together a spectacular collection of rare and never-before-seen sketches, costume test shots, behind-the- scenes photos, and ephemera.

Product details

• Authors: Jay Jorgensen
• Publisher: Running Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.10.2010
• EAN: 9780762438051
• ISBN: 978-0-7624-3805-1
• No. of pages: 400
• Dimensions: 265 mm x 312 mm x 39 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; DESIGN / Fashion & Accessories, DESIGN / History & Criticism, PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Celebrity, Fashion and textile design, Biography: arts and entertainment, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / General, Photographic reportage, Photojournalism and documentary photography, Fashion and textile design: accessories