{"product_id":"slim-aarons-a-place-in-the-sun","title":"Slim Aarons: A Place In The Sun","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy Slim Aarons\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Place in the Sun\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecollects Slim Aarons’s photographs capturing the glamorous lifestyles of some of high society’s most prominent people.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Slim Aarons is known for his dreamy lifestyle photographs of celebrities and socialites in jaw-dropping locations around the world.” —\u003cem\u003eArchitectural Digest\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSince 1940 Slim Aarons has been hard at work, first as a war photographer, then with unprecedented access as a photographer to the rich and famous. In this book, he develops the environmental portrait to the level of art, always showing his subjects in their natural setting, in a circumstance synonymous with their station in life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAarons documented a particular world that has vanished.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Place in the Sun\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis that special glimpse of privilege under a bright and beaming sky, whether on sandy shore, snowy slope, or elegant home where cares are few.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough 250 stunning color pictures, Aarons provides a veritable Who’s Who of high society:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAristotle Onassis with his first wife, Tina, and their children\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eC. Z. Guest at her villa in Palm Beach\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Aga Khan at his Sardinian resort\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTruman Capote in Palm Springs\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnd more!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom Mustique to Monaco, from Aspen to Gstaad, only Aarons can take us on a journey to the most exclusive playgrounds of the rich, inspiring even the most jaded armchair traveler.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAarons never used a stylist, a makeup artist, or anything but natural light. Since the settings encouraged swimwear, it is astonishing how beautiful these men, women, and children were. There is a shimmering sensuality about this bygone world. Astonishing, too, is the vibrant intensity of the colors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey don’t take photographs like this anymore. But we are lucky that Slim Aarons did!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ABRAMS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51721497018650,"sku":"9780810959354","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0950\/0062\/5434\/files\/70.png?v=1773343796","url":"https:\/\/dottiehart.com\/products\/slim-aarons-a-place-in-the-sun","provider":"Dottie Hart","version":"1.0","type":"link"}