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  First Edition of The Art of Playboy; Inscribed by Ray Bradbury to Celebrated Portrait Photographer Yousuf Karsh

  BRADBURY, Ray [Yousuf Karsh; Estrellita Karsh].

  The Art of Playboy.

  New York: Alfred Van Der Marck Editions, 1985.

  First edition of this curated collection of art commissioned by Playboy magazine, showcasing the magazine's effort to blend "high" and "low" art and highlighting visual legacies from artists like Salvador Dalí and Andy Warhol. Quarto, original publisher's cloth, profusely illustrated with over 170 pieces of art. Association copy, inscribed by Ray Bradbury on the front free endpaper to celebrated portrait photographer Yousuf Karsh and his wife Estrellita, "To Estrellita & Yousuf Karsh: With thanks for a grand experience, and with the hope that we will meet again! Fond Wishes! Ray Bradbury Oct. 31, 1990." Likely received by Karsh after a sitting with Bradbury and fellow writer Kurt Vonnegut on October 30, 1990. Yousuf Karsh is recognized as one of the leading photographers of the twentieth century. Arriving in Canada in 1924 as an Armenian refugee, Karsh eventually settled in Ottawa. Over six decades, he mastered the art of portraiture and created a unique chronicle of his time through images of celebrated legends. Some of his most notable subjects include Winston Churchill, Audrey Hepburn, Martin Luther King, Jr., John F. Kennedy, and Ernest Hemingway, among others. A celebrity in his own right, he was an elegant and charming public figure, captivating audiences with compelli...

  Price: $1,800.00     Item Number: 151638

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