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Publication date September 24, 1993 ISBN 978-1854102669 | 4.4/5 Goodreads Pages 316 Originally published 24 September 1993 Page count 316 Publisher Aurum Press | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Preceded by Blooming Minayo: September 28 (1992) Followed by The Fantasies of Girls (1994) Similar David Hamilton books, Photography books, Other books | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Twenty Five Years of an Artist is a 1993 photography book chronicling the long career of David Hamilton. The book, three hundred and sixteen pages in length, includes both photographs and twenty pages of text, scattered between the pictures. The book is published by Aurum Press.
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Content
The text is written by Philippe Gautier and Marc Tagger based on discussions and interviews with Mr. Hamilton. The English translation is by Yanick M. Haywood and is adaptated by Liliane James. The book itself is designed by Hamilton and his ex-wife Gertrude Hamilton.
The introduction contrasts the early '90's artistic climate with the early '70's when Hamilton's first book was published. The text starts from Hamilton's childhood, and proceeds chronologically through his career in a fairly prosaic manner, concluding with candid photographs of the man himself. The latter half of the text is more personal, discussing Hamilton's outlook on his art and life, including an explanation for his fascination with young girls, which the majority of his photography expresses.
Much of the photography covers Hamilton's familiar themes of young girls, clothed and not, prepubescent and older. Half of the rest covers his other subject matter: landscapes, cityscapes, flowers, and other still lifes. A few include his photographs for the Nina Ricci perfume L'Air du Temps, which he published for years in their advertisements. The final one fourth document Hamilton's life, showing him with his models and other important people whom he has known and with whom he has worked.