Icons and legends Book

Spans the career of American photographer Michael Childers, including many photographs that are published for the first time Stunning portraits include Andy Warhol, David Hockney, Ringo Starr, Rod Stewart, Tennessee Williams, Natalie Wood, Robert Wagner, Clint Eastwood, Catherine Deneuve, Rock Hudson Working mostly with black and white film, Childers has captured the icons and legends of popular culture and the art world. His stunning portraits include Natalie Wood, Robert Wagner, Clint Eastwood, Catherine Deneuve, Rock Hudson, and Carol Channing. Several portraits are of special importance because they were taken early in the actors' careers, before they became celebrities: Sissy Spacek, Demi Moore, Mel Gibson, John Travolta, Richard Gere, and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Equally important are portraits of the great film industry legends who helped establish and build the stars' careers, including film directors Billy Wilder and John Schlesinger and costume designer Edith Head. In addition to stars of the film world, Childers has produced portraits of contemporary artists, architects, writers and musicians. These include a series of photographs of Andy Warhol in his New York studio and