Drawn to the iconic figures and emblematic events of our age,
celebrated photographer Phil Stern has documented World War II
soldiers in combat in North Africa and Sicily, the luminous jazz
legends of "Verve Records," and Hollywood stars living the high
life. Collected for the first time in this amazing tribute to
Stern's long-standing legacy, "Phil Stern: A Life's Work" features
never-before-seen photographs of the greatest figures and times of
the American twentieth century.
Stern, who enlisted in the army on December 7, 1941, joined the
ranks of "Darby's Rangers," a much-heralded fighting unit, as
combat photographer. In North Africa documenting the harsh and
brutal battles against General Rommel's forces, Stern was wounded.
Awarded a Purple Heart for bravery, he was then reassigned to cover
the invasion of Sicily for "Stars and Stripes." Covering the
homecoming of Darby's Rangers for Life, the assignments Stern shot
for the magazine brought him into another intrinsically American
experience: Hollywood. At the same time, Stern worked
intermittently for jazz label legend Norman Granz, photographing
album covers for the "Verve," "Pablo," and "Reprise" record labels.
A golden-era industry insider par excellence, Stern was tapped by
Frank Sinatra to be the official photographer for the JFK Inaugural
Gala. His friendships with and access to the greatest legends of
the time allowed him to create indelible portraits--most seen here
for the first time--of James Dean, Marlon Brando, Marilyn Monroe,
Bette Davis, Marlene Dietrich, Judy Garland, Joan Crawford, Lauren
Bacall, Humphrey Bogart, John Wayne, Sammy Davis, Jr., Frank
Sinatra, Dean Martin, Alfred Hitchcock, Orson Welles, Count Basie,
Dizzy Gillespie, Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong, Sarah Vaughan,
Ella Fitzgerald, Stan Getz, Art Tatum, Oscar Peterson, and Lester
Young, among many others. Stern's oeuvre is studded with classic
figures of entertainment at its best; and in "Phil Stern: A Life's
Work" they come together to form a brilliant constellation around
this truly star photographer.
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