Individuals: Portraits from the Gap Collection (Gap)(Covers vary) (Hardcover)

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Product Description

Know who you are and be it. Celebrate your uniqueness with passion and conviction. This is the powerful philosophy at the heart of more than thirty years of Gap advertising-ads that have created an indelible imprint on American pop culture. Virtually every icon from every artistic field has sat for a Gap ad, and Individuals brings the best of these together for the first time. Kim Basinger, Brandon Boyd, Danny Glover, Dominick Dunne, Heather Graham, Scarlett Johansson, B.B. King, Ashton Kutcher, Karl Lagerfeld, and Michelle Williams are just some of the influential icons featured.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: DK ADULT; First edition (October 30, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1595910158
• ISBN-13: 978-1595910158
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 10.9 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #92,219 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Social Activism, Iconic Portraiture and great music all in one!, May 12, 2007

By	Aaron J. Sheldon "frito bandito" (Columbus, Ohio) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This edition was a definate surprise. First, the copy I received was bound in red fabric (not purple as pictured) and was centered with a portrait of Willie Nelson. When removing the protective plastic I then saw that this book is part of the Gap's PRODUCT (RED) campaign with Bono and that GAP's profit from the book will be used to help fight AIDS in Africa (an unexpected plus). If this info had been posted on Aamazon as part of the item description I probably would have bought it sooner.

About the book itself: It is great. Some classiccelebrity portraiture by the likes of Herb Ritz, Anie Leibovitz and others. If someone were to ask me for a great example of portraiture from 1990-2000's I would recomend this book o them without hesitation! Oh yeah, another bonus: Inside the back cover is a music CD of some of the more popular songs used in Gap ads from the Past two decades.

So, to sum up: For just a few bucks you get a great refernece source for modern portraiture (also a great coffee table book), social activism and a kickin soundtrack. Is that a deal or what?

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Coffe Table Book, February 26, 2007

By	Hollywood Glitter (Anaheim, CA United States) - See all my reviews

I'd have to consider this one of my favorite coffee table books af all time. Gap has been drawing us in with such simple, great quality photos
for more than thirty years. What a great way to remeber all of them. So many people from so many walks of life. This book includes essays from some surprising people and a cd with some memorable music from the commercials. The best thing has to be all proceeds are used for Product Red, a global fund to help women and children in Africa

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Interesting, March 5, 2009

By	J. WILLIAMS (N. Colorado) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I had seen this book at the Gap for some time before I gave in to buy it. Now it sits on my coffee table and is looked at almost every day by my family and friends.
It is short on words but full of great portraits of the famous and not so much so. I have a fun time looking up some of the people i do not know, including the photographers.
A great addition to coffee tables and great for any portrait photographer looking for ideas.