Pool Party (Hardcover)

Johnny Pigozzi

ISBN 10: 0847849163 / ISBN 13: 9780847849161

Published by Rizzoli International Publications, New York, 2016

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Hardcover. Who wouldn't want to see or be seen frolicking around Jean Pigozzi's pool on the Cote d'Azur? Featuring personal images by the photographer, Happy Pool immerses the reader in a 60-year pool party, providing a whimsical look into gatherings of the world's most intriguing personalities, from Elizabeth Taylor to Robert DeNiro, Mick Jagger to Bono, Naomi Campbell to Princess Caroline of Monaco.Pool Party celebrates the memories of photographer and bon vivant Jean Pigozzi, who entertained everyone who was anyone around the pool at his Villa Dorane in Antibes, France. Featuring more than 100 iconic photographs, this book spans from the 1950s to the present day, and features photographs of supermodels, rock stars, artists, movie stars, politicians, and more. Who wouldn't want to see or be seen frolicking poolside with Mick Jagger, Naomi Campbell, and Uma Thurman on the Cote d'Azur? Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Pool Party (Hardcover)
• Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications, New York
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0847849163
• ISBN 13: 9780847849161
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Who wouldn’t want to see or be seen frolicking poolside with Mick Jagger, Naomi Campbell, and Uma Thurman on the Côte d’Azur? Pool Party celebrates the parties and poolside social scene at bon vivant Johnny Pigozzi’s swimming pool in Antibes, France. Royals, captains of industry, supermodels, rock stars, artists, movie stars, politicians, and everyone who is anyone has gathered around the famous blue pool at Villa Dorane. This book contains more than 100 iconic and unpublished photos from the personal archives of Johnny Pigozzi, spanning six decades, from the 1950s to the present day. It provides an intimate and whimsical look into the splashiest gatherings of the world’s most intriguing personalities, including Bono, Sharon Stone, Woody Allen, Penélope Cruz, Mick Jagger, Elizabeth Taylor, Naomi Campbell, and Elle Macpherson, to name just a few. Pool Party is the perfect summer gift, enticing the reader to dive in and become a part of its glamorous scene.

About the Author

Johnny Pigozzi was born in Paris in 1952. He attended Harvard University, where he studied film and photography. After graduating, he worked in film and television. He began keeping a visual journal of his friends, family, travels, and surroundings in the 1960s. The first solo exhibition of his photography was at Musée d’Art Moderne, Paris, and his photographs have since been exhibited worldwide. He is the author of four books: Journal of the Seventies, Living Feet, A Short Visit to Planet Earth, and his most recent monograph, Catalogue Deraisonné.