San Francisco in the Sixties [Hardcover]

George Perry (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 2001

In photographs and text, depicts the arts, fashions, politics, lifestyles, personalities, and attitudes prevalent in San Francisco during the 1960s.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

The turbulence of the 1960s permanently changed social and cultural values around the world. British author and editor Perry (Magic Movie Moments), who has written extensively on popular culture and the performing arts, has compiled this photojournalism series from the works of numerous photographers. Each volume uses the same format, beginning with a short introduction that sets the stage for approximately 100 clear, briefly captioned photographs, most in black and white, and concluding with a more detailed list of captions. Featured are the fashions (notably designer Mary Quant's miniskirts), the hippie movement, anti-Vietnam War protests, college campus sit-ins, race riots, the drug scene, the pop art movement, psychedelic imagery, and other happenings. Prominently pictured are the celebrities of the era, who include political figures, activists, entertainers, writers, and artists such as Bardot, Warhol, Joplin, Twiggy, and Truffaut. For the most complete overview of the era's defiant attitudes, confrontations, and anything-goes lifestyles and how they affected each city, libraries should purchase all four volumes. Recommended for popular culture, photojournalism, and young adult collections. Joan Levin, M.L.S., Chicago
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Review

"This portfolio defines all that glittered about the decade" (Vanity Fair, 2001); "A wonderfully evocative series of retro photographs from the cultural nerve centres of the time" (Elle Magazine, 2001) --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: Pavilion Books (September 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1862054312
• ISBN-13: 978-1862054318
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 8.6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,563,518 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)