Life: Remembering Grace (Great Photographers Series) [Hardcover]

Howell Conant (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 28, 2008 | Series: Great Photographers Series

Howell Conant (1917-1999) first met Grace Kelly on a 1955 modelling assignment, and the two found an instant easy rapport. From then until Grace's untimely death in September, 1982, Conant was always present in Grace's life - in New York City, in Jamaica, in Hollywood, in Monaco - to make the most intimate pictures of this astonishingly lovely person. (In fact, his attendance at the princess' funeral marked the very first time he travelled to Monaco without his camera.) Many of the sublime images in this book appeared in the pages of "Life", "Look", "Paris Match", "Collier's" and other magazines. Several of the photographs are published for the first time.Grace was Howell Conant's greatest subject, and he was her friend, confidante and perfect portraitist. She has been gone for over two decades now, but she-and their friendship will live forever in these pictures.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 160 pages
• Publisher: Life (October 28, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9781603200394
• ISBN-13: 978-1603200394
• ASIN: 1603200398
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 0.8 x 8.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #152,631 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Life is Bigger Than This., July 24, 2010

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Jeffery J. Lovejoy "emdash" (Bellingham, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Life: Remembering Grace (Great Photographers Series) (Hardcover)

What grabs your attention immediately about this book is that it is only a fraction of the size of the famous magazine it represents. And, unfortunately, that says it all. I don't know why the famous work of a well-known photographer has been presented on such a small stage, but there it is. Maybe the photographer, Howell Conant, offended someone in power. Maybe the publisher represents a faction over-dosed on, and over-exposed to, Grace Kelly. I don't know. For ten-bucks, you could do a lot worse. But this is a little book, asking the reader to examine two famous, larger than life subjects, as one would peer down the medium of a microscope.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Remembering Grace, September 5, 2010

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This review is from: Life: Remembering Grace (Great Photographers Series) (Hardcover)

Excellent outline of Grace's life, the things she did, her beautiful family .... Unfortunatly her death, far,far to young!!!

Beautiful pictures of her, l mean she really was a beautiful women ... Her children are also beasutiful people!!!

I would very strongly recommend this book to anyone who is a fan of Princess Grace, or would like to know more about her,

this really does outline her life until her untimely death!!!!!

B. Anne Snider

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Graceful, November 8, 2011

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This review is from: Life: Remembering Grace (Great Photographers Series) (Hardcover)

Very informative overview of the relationship between the photographer and Grace Kelly. Beautifully natural photographs of a naturally beautiful woman. These shots could have been taken yesterday - they are truly timeless.