Fame by David McGough - $60 - (Anna Maria, FL)
Fame, by David McGough,In the second half of the 20th century, the phenomena of rock 'n' roll music, movies, and network television converged with the rise of tabloid magazines to shape a culture where celebrities had an outsize influence on both the American zeitgeist and American life. Celebrity photographer David McGough was there for most of it, waiting backstage or on the street, with his camera and an eager eye.His newly released book, Fame, is a coffee table sized collection of some of his greatest shots, interspersed with anecdotes of his life at the fringes of an era. A master of capturing the larger-than-life nature of both performers and (all kinds of) performance, as well as the tiny details that define character, McGough's work elevates the notion of "celebrity photography" into a genre of its own right. An intriguing, alternative narrative of the last half of the 20th century, the book shines a light on recent history, the anomaly of fame, and even current events, all seen through the lens of American popular culture. Inspired by his love of rock 'n' roll, McGough began his career photographing shows and musicians, eventually working for the New York Post. He later branched out to work with movie stars and even a few politicians.Within the pages of Fame are shots of iconic arena-bursting musical performances that defined more than one generation (think the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Michael Jackson, and Prince); there are candid backstage photos with everyone from Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton to Bob Dylan and David Bowie; and there are the classic paparazzi snaps—Jaqueline Kennedy Onassis on the street, Woody Allen in a restaurant hiding behind a menu, Sophia Loren batting off fans as she rushes to her car—that provided fodder, first for tabloids, then for mainstream news. (The book has no page numbers, but if you open it a third of the way through and leaf around, you'll find a few candid shots that epitomize our nation's current inter…
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