Slim Aarons: La Dolce Vita

This lavish fourth volume in Abrams' Slim Aarons collection revels in this photographer's decades-long love affair with Italy. From breathtaking aerials of the Sicilian countryside to intimate portraits of celebrities and high society taken in magnificent villas, <i>Slim Aarons: La Dolce Vita </i>captures the essence of &quot;the good life.&quot; Slim Aarons first visited Italy as a combat photographer during World War II and later moved to Rome to shoot for <i>Life </i>magazine, yet even after relocating to New York, he would return to Italy almost every year for the rest of his life.<br>The images collected here document the aristocracy, cultural elite, and beautiful people, such as Marcello Mastroianni, Ursula Andress, Joan Fontaine, and Tyrone Power, who lived <i>la dolce vita </i>in Italy's most fabulous places during the last 50 years. The introduction by Christopher Sweet shares stories from Aarons's years in Italy and new insights about his life and career.<br><br>Praise for <i>Slim Aarons: La Dolce Vita:<br><br></i> &quot;Nostalgia-soaked images.&quot; - <i>Harper's Bazaar</i><br><br>&quot;Sumptuous images.&quot; - <i>Publishers Weekly</i><br><br>&quot;It's the next best thing to time travel.&quot; - <i>DuJour </i>magazine<br><br><br><i><br></i>