Icons and Legends spans the career of American photographer Michael Childers, including many photographs that are published for the first time. Childers was one of the founding photographers for Andy Warhol’s magazine Interview; he photographed magazine covers for Elle, Life, and Vogue; and he worked as a special photographer for films and London National Theater productions. 
Working mostly with black and white film, Childers has captured the icons and legends of popular culture and the art world. His stunning portraits include Natalie Wood, Robert Wagner, Clint Eastwood, Catherine Deneuve, Rock Hudson, and Carol Channing. Several portraits are of special importance because they were taken early in the actors' careers, before they became celebrities: Sissy Spacek, Demi Moore, Mel Gibson, John Travolta, Richard Gere, and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Equally important are portraits of the great film industry legends who helped establish and build the stars' careers, including film directors Billy Wilder and John Schlesinger and costume designer Edith Head. 
In addition to stars of the film world, Childers has produced portraits of contemporary artists, architects, writers, and musicians. These include a series of photographs of Andy Warhol in his New York studio and Paris apartment, and a series of David Hockney in his Hollywood and London studios. Other portraits include artists Sam Francis, Edward Ruscha, Robert Graham, and Ed Moses; architects Richard Meier and E. Stewart Williams; musicians Ringo Starr, Cat Stevens, Grace Jones, and Rod Stewart; and writers Tennessee Williams, Micky Spillane, and Christopher Rice.

Icons and Legends: The Photography of Michael Childers

Arts & Photography

Childers, Michael

Giles, Christine

Hickey, Dave

Palm Springs Desert Museum

HOCKNEY, DAVID

Photography & Video

Univ of Washington Pr

This updated and expanded collection spans the career of renowned American photographer Michael Childers, including many photographs published for the first time. Working mostly with black-and-white film, Childers has captured the icons and legends of popular culture and the art world for decades. His stunning portraits include Natalie Wood, Robert Wagner, Clint Eastwood, Catherine Deneuve, Rock Hudson, and Carol Channing. Several portraits are of special importance because they were taken early in the actors' careers, before they became celebrities: Sissy Spacek, Demi Moore, Mel Gibson, John Travolta, Richard Gere, and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Equally important are portraits of the great film-industry legends who helped establish and build the stars' careers, including film directors Billy Wilder and John Schlesinger and costume designer Edith Head. In addition to stars of the film world, Childers has produced portraits of contemporary artists, architects, writers and musicians, including a series of photographs of Andy Warhol in his New York studio and Paris apartment, and a series of David Hockney in his Hollywood and London studios.

Michael Childers

Introduction by David Hockney Includes 120 duotone images Childers creates scenes of male erotica with great expression and surprising fantasy. His flair for aesthetics and technical ability make him one of the great masters of portraiture and nude photography. A stunning collection of Hollywood at its best.

Hollywood Voyeur

Janssen Pub

In Part One, Josh Madison bolts from his hometown after being jilted at the altar and joins the Army, serving as a Green Beret in Vietnam. He is severely wounded in an ambush as his whole command is wiped out. Recovering, he meets a lovely Vietnamese Army nurse who rescues him from his past hurts, as they marry and have a son. His wife is killed seven years later by North Vietnamese agents, and in the fall of Saigon five years later, he believes their young son is killed as well. In Part Two, bitter and broken, Josh returns to his hometown of Mayfield Park, Missouri, to sort out his life and try to discover his identity in life. He is welcomed by Clive Corey, head of a powerful family business syndicate, whose flattery lures Josh into their trap as they use his talents to enrich their businesses and personal fortunes. Along the way, he meets the beautiful and mysterious Ronni Oâ€™Riordan, whom Josh discovers has a troubled past of her own, and they fall deeply in love. Revelations by an old friend, coupled with a failed attempt on Ronniâ€™s life and that of her family, soon lead Josh to the truth about his unholy alliance with the Coreys, and he plans a cold, calculating revenge. With the help of an old friend, as well as a formerly brilliant lawyer who had fallen victim to the Coreys and his own battles with alcohol, Josh formulates a brilliant plan to bring Clive Corey and his brothers to justice.

The Colonel's Namesake

Literature & Fiction

Crowe, Stephen

Genre Fiction

Publishamerica Inc

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