Wingate Paine: Mirror of Venus

Paine, Wingate; Francoise Sagan; Federico Fellini

Published by Mirror of Venus Press, New York, 1970

About this Item

SIGNED. Very Good minus paperback with French flaps with rubbing to the edges, overall tanning and light soiling to the covers, and a light crease to one corner. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. Once a student of Brodovitch, Wingate Paine (1915-1987) became one of the hottest advertising photographers in NYC in the 1960s, on par with Avedon and Penn, photographing the iconic Volkswagen Beetle ads, for example. In the mid-1960s Paine set aside his successful advertising career to devote himself to Mirror of Venus, which he described as a "confirmation of my feelings toward beauty and beautiful women." After finishing the book and overseeing its subsequent nine editions, he retired from photography and became a spiritual teacher. Signed copies are very scarce. Photographs by Wingate Paine; texts by Francoise Sagan and Federico Fellini. SIGNED BY PAINE and inscribed on the ffep "To Joanne and Pasquale,/and the memories you have/to look forward to./Wingate/12 June, 1972/(What a great evening!)" Additionally, the dedicatee--Natahli, Paine's wife--has inscribed on the last page, above her printed dedication: "To Joanne & Pasquale -/Thank you for a/beautiful evening -/XXOO [smiley face]/Natahli." Third edition. Unpaginated; full-page b&w and color illustrations throughout; 9 x 12 inches. LAID-IN are five pages from a 1962 Communication Arts Awards annual with 10 award-winning images by Paine.

Seller Inventory # 23544

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Wingate Paine: Mirror of Venus
• Publisher: Mirror of Venus Press, New York
• Publication Date: 1970
• Binding: Paperback
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
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