A delightful collection of fifty black-and-white photographs of fifty beloved comedians reveals previously unseen sides of such personalities as Robin Williams, John Cleese, and Carol Burnett, and collects their favorite comic stories. 25,000 first printing.

Laugh: Portraits of the Greatest Comedians and the Stories They Tell Each Other

Arts & Photography

William Claxton

Kathleen Bywater

Individual Artists

William Morrow & Co.

Photographic Memory, Claxon's first-ever monograph of these images, features more than 100 such wonderful and revealing portraits, only a handful of which have ever been seen before. Anecdotal stories by Claxton accompanying the images reveal the intimate and first-name basis with which he photographed the well-known icons of celebrity, wit, and style from the past five decades, many of them his dear personal friends. Here for the first time Claxton describes a backstage photo session with Marlene Dietrich; antique shopping with Gloria Swanson; unwittingly provoking Shirley MacLaine into a bawdy comment on a tense, crowded film set during a love scene; and many other unforgettable moments. A stunningly intimate document of our most-loved film and entertainment icons, Claxton's Photographic Memory is sure to become an instant pop-culture heirloom.

Photographic Memory

Graydon, Carter

Photography & Video

powerHouse Books

Steve McQueen: Photographs by William Claxton

Arena Editions

The sights and sounds of American jazz In 1959 and 1960, photographer William Claxton and noted German musicologist Joachim Berendt traveled the United States hot on the trail of jazz music. The result of their collaboration was an amazing collection of photographs and recordings of legendary artists as well as unknown street musicians. The book Jazzlife, the original fruit of their labors, has become a collector's item that is highly treasured among jazz and photography fans. In 2003, TASCHEN began reassembling this important collection of material?along with many never-before-seen color images from those trips. They are brought together in this updated volume, which includes a foreword by Claxton tracing his travels with Berendt and his love affair with jazz music in general. Utilizing the benefits of today's digital technology, a restored audio CD from Joachim Berendt's original recordings has been produced and is included in this package. Jazz fans will be delighted to

Jazz Life: A Journal for Jazz Across America in 1960

Music

Taschen

William Claxton: Jazzlife

Wiliam Claxton - Jazz Seen: The Life and Times

Humor & Entertainment

Petit Grand Publishing

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