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Garbo: Portraits from Her Private Collection

9 reviews
Scott Reisfield, Robert Dance

Rizzoli, 2005

Excellent gift for any Garbo fan!!!!
I gave this book as a gift to a good friend. She enjoyed the book's pictures and information very much. The pictures are from one of Garbo's relatives, so these pics are not common. I was looking for a good informative piece with accurate Garbo memories, and I found them in this book. I would suggest this book if you're looking for something for a Garbo fan.

Ruth Harriet Louise and Hollywood Glamour Photography (Santa Barbara Museum of Art)

2 reviews
Robert Dance, Bruce Robertson

University of California Press, 2002

Creating the Stars
This is a superb, beautifully-produced book that is important for many reasons. First, the authors have rescued from obscurity an important woman photographer who helped create the most enduring images of Hollywood's early stars and also helped define the whole concept of cinematic Glamour. (Her work with Garbo established the conventions maintained and developed by the better-known Clarence ...

Glamour of the Gods
Robert Dance, John Taylor

Steidl & Partners, 2008

A treat for fans and scholars alike, Glamour of the Gods is a massive survey of Hollywood photo-portraiture from the industry's golden age--1920-1960. All photographs are drawn from the extraordinary archive of the John Kobal Foundation in London. John Kobal was the last century's preeminent authority on Hollywood photography, as well as the first collector (and later author) to recognize photography's decisive role in creating and marketing ...