Hollywood Pinups (Hardcover)

~ Timothy White (Author)

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Product Description

Be Seduced . . .

An exclusive collection of never-published color photographs of today's most beautiful stars captured in pinup style, including Gina Gershon, Kate Hudson, Susan Sarandon, Molly Sims, Vanessa Williams, and many more . . .

About the Author

Timothy White is one of the most sought-after celebrity photographers in the country. His work has appeared in some of the most recognizable movie posters of our time, the covers of countless high-profile publications, and dozens of album covers for an extraordinary roster of musicians. He is the author of Portraits (2001), Indian Larry (2006), and Hollywood Pinups (2008). He lives in New York City.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 80 pages
• Publisher: Collins Design; First edition (October 28, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0061349593
• ISBN-13: 978-0061349591
• Product Dimensions: 13.6 x 10.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #187,155 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book for great cause, December 24, 2008

By	JLo "Sci Fi Medic" - See all my reviews

I bought this book mainly in order to support the Charity. But now that it's on my coffee table, I find that it's a great conversation piece. Beautiful pictures .

23 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Regretting this Purchase, November 4, 2008

By	Jordan Morris (New Jersey USA) - See all my reviews

I bought this book specifically because I had read in numerous publications that the proceeds were going to support Oxfam. The book itself features very pedestrian portraits of scantily-clad and extensively-airbrushed celebrities. This sort of thing might have been arousing when I was twelve, but no more so than an issue of Cosmo. This book seems to be relying on the shock value of nearly-naked celebrities to mask an otherwise second-rate and unimaginative collection of photographs.

After reading Oxfam's statement about the jeweler who contributed his wares to the book (Leviev), I did some more reading about the guy. Turns out, not only is the guy a major builder of settlements in the occupied West Bank (the ones that the U.S. government has called "obstacles to peace"), but he's also been accused of kidnapping, torturing, and assassinating diamond miners in Angola, fired hundreds of striking workers in Namibia, is constructing the first privatized prison in Israel, and is deeply involved in the gradual expulsion of poor people of color from areas of New York that he is helping to gentrify. This is one seriously sketchy character.

He'd apparently claimed (falsely) to be an Oxfam donor in the past, no doubt in an effort to repair his tarnished image. And when Oxfam called him out on it, he apparently decided to resort to even more deceptive tactics to exploit their name to build up his own. Seriously unethical.

This book is little more than a glorified advertisement for Leviev jewelry (kind of like all those bad 1980s cartoons that were mostly designed to advertise action figures). Don't take the bait.

5.0 out of 5 stars Timothy's Pinups, September 6, 2009

By	Europrowlr (California, USA) - See all my reviews

Timothy White's work is probably already in your household. If you've ever bought a VHS or DVD of American movies, you've seen his work. Once you begin reviewing his photobooks, you'll recognize his style.

I was drawn to his work while I was looking for a movie, something outside of what I normally choose. I studied the covers of the DVDs and began to notice "someone's" work, "someone's" style. Of all the credits that are given (by law) to everyone involved in making a movie, the guy that does the cover art/movie poster is probably the only one not named. I didn't learn of whose art I was admiring for several years, after I met my husband. While we were dating, my husband showed me books that Timothy White, a friend of his, had published. In those books I discovered that I had admired other work that was Timothy's - a series that he did for feeding the homeless in NYC, featuring Hollywood Stars holding cardboard signs that read "Will work for food".

This book - shows familiar faces with the style and charm of a bygone era. Timothy has an ability to make these people feel comfortable and they seem to respond by giving him (and us) a fresh view, and many times, an aspect of their character that you didn't expect.

Timothy's ability to remove someone from their "normal" element, to enhance the natural surroundings, to provide grace, to reveal sensitivity, to use humor in a way that doesn't insult the subject or the viewer - he continues to capture and captivate my attention. Non-biased opinion, of course.