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One of the great pioneers of fashion photography, Norman Parkinson is famous for his sense of style and glamour. Heralded as one of the true innovators in his field, he pushed the boundaries of the day by bringing the model out of the studio and onto the street. He set the model against unusual and daring backdrops, such as the gritty working-class districts of London, and was a seminal influence on subsequent generations of fashion photogaphers. Norman Parkinson: A Very British Glamour is a lavish portrait of Parkinson's long career from the 1930s through the 1980s. In a unique collaboration with the Norman Parkinson archives in London, his iconic photographs for Vogue, Queen, and Harper's Bazaar are reproduced alongside a trove of previously unpublished fashion work. The classics of Parkinson's career are also shown here, providing the full breadth of his career. This exciting and definitive look into Parkinson's illustrious legacy is sure to rank among the most important publications on fashion and photography.
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reviewed Norman Parkinson: A Very British Glamour on December 16, 2010
Norman Parkinson: A Very British Glamour
Open a current issue of American or British Vogue and you'll find pages of editorial spreads indebted to Norman Parkinson. Caroline Trentini walking with horses in Patagonia. Daria Werbowy crossing Broadway in a jacquard coat. It's action realism - and Parkinson was its pioneer. He married the restrained elegance of court photography to the increasing mobility of pre-WWII London, placing fashion against a backdrop of sooty laneways and village pubs. A Very British Glamour, Rizzoli's coffee table retrospective, focuses on these early and innovative days of Parkinson's career. It's a cursory read (no critical analysis or thorough biographical detail here) and the written scholarship is sparse - just a few pages chronicling the milestones in each of the six "chapters" of Parkinson's public life. Which is forgivable because the book is full of exquisitely curated iconic images from the Parkinson canon. From debs in kid gloves to his wife Wenda in Times Square, Parkinson's humourous spirit remained consistent over the decades. (See Pamela Minchin jumping into the English Channel in 1939 and Jerry Hall diving off a pedestal in 1970s Communist Russia.) It is indeed a very good introduction to the one they called Parks. (reviewed by Sara Forsyth)
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