- Gebundene Ausgabe: 256 Seiten
- Verlag: Rizzoli; Auflage: 1st (30. August 2005)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0847827240
- ISBN-13: 978-0847827244
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 32,4 x 22,6 x 2,8 cm
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 549.775 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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September 18, 2005, is the centennial of the birth of Greta Garbo, who became the archetypal movie star by being personally inaccessible (her most famous line of dialogue, from Grand Hotel, is "I want to be alone") but photographically ubiquitous. Informal images are scarce in her grandnephew Reisfield's selection from her archives: two pictures of her in train cars, two full-length snaps of her in sports clothes, two travel pictures, two press photos of public appearances, and an image of her mentor, director Mauritz Stiller, reclining with a cat. The rest are exquisite studio portraits and polished production stills, most of them taken by, respectively, her favored portraitist, Clarence Sinclair Bull, and her preferred on-set photographer, Milton Brown. The work of other hands--Bull's fellow Hollywood portraitists Ruth Harriet Louise and George Hurrell (whose approach to Garbo, Dance says in the accompanying history and assessment of the pictures, is too objective), Edward Steichen, Nicholas Muray, Cecil Beaton, and Arnold Genthe--also appears. Truly, Garbo's was the face of a century. Ray Olson
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Famously elusive, Greta Garbo only had her picture taken when a contract required it. She shunned publicity, kept her private life a secret, and rejected the spotlight. Though ambivalent about fame and her public image, Garbo saved all of her favorite portraits, carefully archiving original prints by Clarence Sinclair Bull, Arnold Genthe, Ruth Harriet Louise, Edward Steichen, and Cecil Beaton, among others.
Published here for the first time are these portraits–impeccably reproduced in tritone, one more beautiful than the next. In addition, the book features family pictures, candid photographs, and letters previously viewed only by her closest friends and relatives.
Scott Reisfield provides an intimate portrait of his great aunt, spanning well beyond her career in the public eye–from the earliest days in Sweden when she would sneak through the back door of the theater to see actors rehearse, to her later years in New York when she traveled exclusively through back entrances, side doors, and secret elevators.
Co-author Robert Dance’s essay traces the evolution of the image of Garbo–from the ingénue of her first publicity shots to the icon that she became–while an illustrated film production history documents all the still photography and portraiture of her entire career.
Long treasured by her immediate family alone, this collection of photographs, and the essays that accompany them, form a spectacular tribute to Garbo, the woman and the myth, on the eve of her centennial.
Published here for the first time are these portraits–impeccably reproduced in tritone, one more beautiful than the next. In addition, the book features family pictures, candid photographs, and letters previously viewed only by her closest friends and relatives.
Scott Reisfield provides an intimate portrait of his great aunt, spanning well beyond her career in the public eye–from the earliest days in Sweden when she would sneak through the back door of the theater to see actors rehearse, to her later years in New York when she traveled exclusively through back entrances, side doors, and secret elevators.
Co-author Robert Dance’s essay traces the evolution of the image of Garbo–from the ingénue of her first publicity shots to the icon that she became–while an illustrated film production history documents all the still photography and portraiture of her entire career.
Long treasured by her immediate family alone, this collection of photographs, and the essays that accompany them, form a spectacular tribute to Garbo, the woman and the myth, on the eve of her centennial.
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Beautiful Coffee Table book
6. September 2005
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
The pictures are excellent in quality, and there are even some candid pictures of not just Greta, but her little known sister Alva. Alva died in her early 20's so it was nice to see some good pictures of her. She looked much like her sister, but she had darker hair.
I also enjoyed Scott Reisfield's account of his great-aunt Garbo. I found it interesting that this woman, who he fondly referred to as "Kata" (nickname), didn't allow it to be known that she was Garbo until he was a teenager. She even kept herself a secret from her own relatives!!
However, the true value in this book are the wonderfully reproduced pictures. If you're a Garbo fan, this is a must-have.
I also enjoyed Scott Reisfield's account of his great-aunt Garbo. I found it interesting that this woman, who he fondly referred to as "Kata" (nickname), didn't allow it to be known that she was Garbo until he was a teenager. She even kept herself a secret from her own relatives!!
However, the true value in this book are the wonderfully reproduced pictures. If you're a Garbo fan, this is a must-have.
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Garbo : Portraits from her Private Collections
12. Oktober 2005
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
What a beautiful book this is, when I realised that they were releasing yet another 2 coffeee table books on Greta Garbo (GG.), I was a little apprehensive about buying them as I already own most of the published books on her and most have been rather overall a let down, full of the same quotes and background stuff, I thought that her life story before, during, and after her acting career was over had been fully explored. But I ordered them anyway, and I have to say this is a keeper.Its not too heavy on the bio side but has been published by the Reisfields ( her family) so it is the nearest to the real GG were ever going to find. And the rest of the book is simply STUNNING is full off quality photos of GG throughout her life, nearly all never released before, and some are quite breathtaking, I have been collecting GG stuff for years and have to say that this is the best book I have ever seen on her.BUY THIS BOOK YOU WONT BE DISAPPOINTED, its massive and very heavy ( God, I love super-saver as would have cost a fortune for this to be delivered from U.S.)and is now the gem of my collection.I am away to buy a spare as, no doubt this will be out of print soon, and will have to remorgage to buy it again, trust me its that good.
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Gorgeous must-have book
30. August 2005
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
This is a truly beautiful book, the nicest I've seen on Garbo thus far. There's a nice combination of photos I've never seen before along with some old favorites exquisitely presented one to a page in beautiful sepia tones. The overall production values for this are exactly up to the standards you'd expect from Rizzoli. At a glace, the text doesn't seem to offer much insight, but that's not why you want this on your shelf, the pictures say far more than anything that can be written about the Garbo allure.
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