{"product_id":"slim-aarons-a-place-in-the-sun","title":"Slim Aarons: A Place in the Sun","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eA Place in the Sun\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecollects Slim Aarons’s photographs capturing the glamorous lifestyles of some of high society’s most prominent people.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e“Slim Aarons is known for his dreamy lifestyle photographs of celebrities and socialites in jaw-dropping locations around the world.” —\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eArchitectural Digest\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAarons documented a particular world that has vanished. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eA Place in the Sun\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is that special glimpse of privilege under a bright and beaming sky, whether on sandy shore, snowy slope, or elegant home where cares are few.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough 250 stunning color pictures, Aarons provides a veritable Who’s Who of high society:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAristotle Onassis with his first wife, Tina, and their children\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eC. Z. Guest at her villa in Palm Beach\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe Aga Khan at his Sardinian resort\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eTruman Capote in Palm Springs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAnd more!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThey don’t take photographs like this anymore. But we are lucky that Slim Aarons did!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stephen Young (Abrams)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47751463370989,"sku":"","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1427\/9706\/files\/Screenshot2025-02-17at1.42.52PM.png?v=1739821378","url":"https:\/\/www.scissortailmarketplace.com\/products\/slim-aarons-a-place-in-the-sun","provider":"Scissortail Marketplace ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}