Dimensions
232 x 314 x 22mm
"Celebrity" is often compared to "fame" but its linguistic roots leave room for celebration and honour also. In this sumptuously illustrated book, we find Elton John, Mick Jagger, Joan Collins, Michael Caine, Paul Newman, etc, who have superseded the fads of reputation and proved their celebrity longevity. Yet what is it that allows them to transcend their contemporaries in the pantheon of the famous?
In his characteristically witty and insightful introduction AA Gill analyses what makes some people true celebrities, and other merely and briefly famous.
A glorious study of the decadence, seriousness, beauty and ugliness of "celebrity", this book showcases the work of one of Britain's most distinguished photographers, always providing a shrewd insight into his many different subjects.
