Warhol : A Personal Photographic Memoir
65: New American Library, 1989. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Text in English. 127 pp. Stain on the bottom page edges near spine end. Large inscription on the title page.
Andy Warhol called Christopher Makos "the most modern photographer in America." He also called him one of his closest friends for the last fourteen years of his life. Here in 150 revealing black and white photographs– filled with Warhol, his world, and his celebrity friends–Christopher Makos shares with us that friendship and shows us, close up, a fascinating portrait of Andy Warhol.
Glamorous, eye-opening, extraordinary, these photos show Warhol with such personalities as Debbie Harry (from the group Blondie), Warhol's favorite pop star, Mick Jagger, Salvador Dali, Georgia O'Keeffe Eugene lonesco, Bill Murray, John Denver, and Liza Minelli. Here is Warhol relaxed, Warhol mugging for the cameras, Warhol in drag, and Warhol in exotic, exciting places all over the world–from Beijing's Forbidden City to "The Factory" his famous studio on lower Broadway in Manhattan.
Makos's informal, intimate commentary adds another dimension to "Mr. Mysterious, as the press called the enigmatic, very private Warhol. Wonderful details: Warhol's faithful attendance at Mass every Sunday; his garlic fad, which nearly drove his friends away; his fifty wigs; his tote bag filled with cosmetics; and his insistence on working every day, even on Christmas. The result is a remarkably complete, complex portrait of this avant-garde American artist. But it is the perception of Makos's camera and the stark beauty of his photographs that make this memoir so special and so delightful to discover.
Also included are a Foreword by art critic Henry Geldzahler and an Introduction by Glenn Albin. Very Good / Very Good. Item #5464
ISBN: 9780453006699
Price: $30.00