# William Klein: Celebration - Hardcover

by **William Klein** (Photographer)

**Klein by Klein: the photographer's homage to the medium**

Here, looking back from the perspective of his 90 years, William Klein selects his favorite works, those that he considers to be the very best he has made over the course of his long career, in order to pay homage to the medium of photography itself. This book, appropriately titled _Celebration_, provides a tour of his most emblematic works, traversing New York, Rome, Moscow, Madrid and Paris, in powerful black and white or striking color.

The book also includes a text by the author in which he reflects upon the photographic art and explains what prompted him to make this director's cut, this exceptionally personal selection. A small-format but high-voltage volume, in page after page _Celebration_ makes it clear why Klein's achievement is one of the summits of contemporary photography.

Born in New York in 1928, **William Klein** studied painting and worked briefly as Fernand L ger's assistant in Paris, but never received formal training in photography. His fashion work has been featured prominently in _Vogue_ magazine, and has also been the subject of several iconic photo books, including _Life Is Good and Good for You in New York_ (1957) and _Tokyo_ (1964). In the 1980s, he turned to film projects and has produced many memorable documentary and feature films, such as _Muhammed Ali, the Greatest_ (1969). Klein currently lives and works in Paris, France. His works are held in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, and the Art Institute of Chicago, among others.

**Number of Pages:** 128

**Dimensions:** 0.7 x 9.8 x 7 IN

**Publication Date:** May 21, 2019

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