Clint Eastwood Icon: The Essential Film Art Collection - Hardcover

Frangioni, David

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1933784962 ISBN 13: 9781933784960

Publisher: Insight Editions, 2009

Synopsis

Clint Eastwood is not only a man. He is a nameless vigilante, a vengeful detective, a bare-knuckle boxer, a Secret Service agent, and countless other definitive screen archetypes now embedded in our shared pop-culture consciousness. However you define him, Clint Eastwood has a powerful and extremely recognizable image that exists as something beyond the narratives of his films.

Clint Eastwood ICON presents an unprecedented collection of film art surrounding the legendary actor. This comprehensive trove gathers together poster art, lobby cards, studio ads, and esoteric film memorabilia from around the world. From his early roles as the nameless gunslinger in Sergio Leone’s Spaghetti Westerns, to the vigilante films of the 1970s and 1980s, through his directorial roles and latest releases, Clint Eastwood ICON captures the powerful presence and quiet intensity that turned Eastwood into the definitive American hero.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

With more than 400 pieces of film art, posters, and advertising from around the globe, Clint Eastwood ICON colorfully illustrates the career of one of film's most commanding actors. ICON examines the ways we see Eastwood, and how his image has defined American cinema from his lead appearances in 1959 to his latest directorial ventures. Both art and cultural imagery, this collection provides a lush visual history of the unique characters, celebrity, and lifework of Clint Eastwood.

About the Author:

David Frangioni is a respected pioneer in digital audio and video technology who has written for Rolling Stone, Fortune, and EQ. He is considered one of the most prominent collectors of Clint Eastwood memorabilia with more than 10,000 items in his ever-growing collection. He lives in Miami, Florida.

Tom Schatz is the Mary Gibbs Jones Centennial Chair of the Department of Radio-Television-Film at The University of Texas at Austin and is currently the Executive Director of the University of Texas Film Institute. He has written four books about Hollywood films and filmmaking, including Hollywood Genres, The Genius of the System, and Boom and Bust: American Cinema in the 1940s. Schatz's writing on film has appeared in numerous publications, including The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Premiere, The Nation, Film Comment, Film Quarterly, and Cineaste. He lives in Austin, Texas.

About this edition

• Publisher: Insight Editions
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1933784962
• ISBN 13: 9781933784960
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 240