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Pools, May 2007
Hardcover
A classic of modern design photography
Rizzoli
May 2007
On Sale: May 15, 2007
208 pages
ISBN: 0847829189
EAN: 9780847829187
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Inspired by a desire to design a new pool for her own Long
Island backyard, Kelly Klein sought out and put together the
most arresting and iconic photographs of swimming pools in
all their various forms to create this unique and stunning
book. The photographs are as inspiring as they are moving,
revealing an incredible wealth of styles and designs in
climates and cultures across the globe, and evoking the
sensations of rest and nostalgia, the clarity of water and
light, the coexistence of coolness and warmth, and the
insinuations of sex and romance that can bring such
character to a swimming pool. Included are pools in all
shapes, sizes, colors, and settings, from Tangiers and Miami
to the ancient magnificence of Hadrian's Villa; from Coney
Island to the Côte d'Azur; from the robber baron 1880s
through the prosperous 1990s, and captured by great
photographers such as Lartigue, Stieglitz, Munkacsi, Weston,
Mapplethorpe, and Weber. Republished in its entirety from
the original first edition of 1992, including 187
photographs and a note from Esther Williams, Pools is
a classic of modern design photography and an inspiration to
aesthetes and creative homeowners alike.
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