Idols by Gilles Larrain

Larrain, Gilles; Ralph Gibson

ISBN 10: 0825630193 / ISBN 13: 9780825630194

Published by Links, 1973

About this Item

Paperback collection of photographs of queer/trans/drag people has light wear on the edges, the cover is darkened around the edges, spine darkened, rear has a spiderlike age spot. Perfect binding glue is drying out, dedication page loose in book. "We dress for our own pleasure and bring out our other self. It's our little world where we are understood and do what we want. When we dress in our clothes, we feel free." If other people want to share our joy and freedom, they are welcome. There is strength and self-confidence. I get dressed and suddenly, I never feel ugly again,? Photographer Gilles Larrain, shot these scandalous, glamorous gay personalities in early 70s New York. Some of the luminaries include: Harvey Fierstein, Taylor Mead, Al Hansen, Goldie Glitters of The Cockettes, and Joaquin La Habana, who appeared in Broadway musicals like Hair and The Wiz. All orders packed with care, most dust jackets protected by Brodart sleeve, independent bookseller since 2011.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Idols by Gilles Larrain
• Publisher: Links
• Publication Date: 1973
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0825630193
• ISBN 13: 9780825630194
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 32 ounces
• Seller catalogs:
  • LGBT

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Synopsis

IdolsAuthor: Gilles Larrain Title: IdolsPublication: LinksEdition: FIRST EDITIONDescription: First Edition, First Printing. Published by Links, 1973. Quarto. Paperback. Book is good with pages separated from covers, first few pages loose, and shelf/edgewear. Great copy of this photo book. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.Seller ID: 356238Subject: Photo We Buy Books! Collections - Libraries - Estates - Individual Titles. Message us if you have books to sell!

About the Author

Gilles Larrain was born in Da Lat, Vietnam in 1938 to a diplomat/painter father and a pianist/painter mother. He traveled the world at a young age while growing up in the midst of Jesuit boarding schools in Chile, Argentina, Canada, and France. Gilles attended the Lycée Français in New York and he later attended L’Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris where he studied architecture and city planning. A trip to Oaxaca, Mexico in 1963 to document the sites of Monte Alban and Mitla opened the door to a burgeoning love of photography. Gilles moved back to New York City in 1965 and settled into his artistic life, mixing sculpture, inflatable structures, neon, painting, and photography. He currently resides and continues to make artwork in New York City.

Ryan McGinley is a New York based photographer raised in New Jersey. After moving to New York in 1998, he began extensively photographing his downtown environs. He received a BFA in graphic design from Parsons School of Design in 2000. In 2003, at the age of 25, McGinley was the youngest artist to have a solo show at the Whitney Museum of American Art. His work has appeared in galleries and museums worldwide, on the covers of magazines and albums, and has
been collected in five monographs, most recently in Life Adjustment Center (Dashwood, 2010).