Show by Henry Horenstein
Henry Horenstein's long‐anticipated look at modern burlesque. The
photographs were made from 2001 to 2009, and serve as an homage to the
neo‐burlesque resurgence of the last several years.
SHOW
will be available as an Artist’s Edition limited to 600 copies only, a
soft cover edition of 400 copies plus a special edition of 20 deluxe
Collector's Edition books with an original, signed and numbered print.
Includes a die‐cut board cover, revealing a section of the cover image. A matte varnish over sumptuous duotone printing suggests gravure‐style books and magazines of the 1940s and 1950s—when burlesque famously flourished.
The book's format stands tall at 13" x 9.5" and is paperback.
The noir‐styled images in
SHOW
are variously amusing, sexy, and harsh—true reflections of the world
they document. The book covers a myriad of burlesque‐style performance,
including drag, fetish, and sideshow. Horenstein says, "these
performers are today's version of the 'starving artist'—living on the
margins and delivering their personal expression through song, dance,
comedy, and narrative—charged sexually and often highly political."
Although not a book of celebrities per se,
SHOW
includes portraits of many of burlesque's most recognizable performers,
including Dita Von Teese and Catherine D‐lish, Angie and Helen Pontani,
Peek‐a‐Boo Point, Julie Atlas Muz, Miss Saturn, Dirty Martini, Jackie
Beat, Bonnie Dunn, Verushka—and, of course, the legendary Murray Hill.
Includes a die‐cut board cover, revealing a section of the cover image. A matte varnish over sumptuous duotone printing suggests gravure‐style books and magazines of the 1940s and 1950s—when burlesque famously flourished.
The book's format stands tall at 13" x 9.5" and is paperback.
Price: $30.00
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Henry Horenstein
RISD Alum+Current Professor [Photography]
Henry Horenstein has worked as a photographer, teacher, and author since the early 1970s. He is author of over 30 books, including many monographs (HONKY TONK, HUMANS, CREATURES, AQUATICS, CANINE, RACING DAYS). His newest book CLOSE RELATIONS was recently published by powerHouse Books; it’s a collection of photographs he made as a student of Harry Callahan and Aaron Siskind’s at RISD in the early 1970s. Henry's textbooks have been widely used by hundreds of thousands of photography students over past 30 years. He lives in Boston where he continues to photography, exhibit, publish, and teach at RISD, where he is professor of photography.
Henry Horenstein has worked as a photographer, teacher, and author since the early 1970s. He is author of over 30 books, including many monographs (HONKY TONK, HUMANS, CREATURES, AQUATICS, CANINE, RACING DAYS). His newest book CLOSE RELATIONS was recently published by powerHouse Books; it’s a collection of photographs he made as a student of Harry Callahan and Aaron Siskind’s at RISD in the early 1970s. Henry's textbooks have been widely used by hundreds of thousands of photography students over past 30 years. He lives in Boston where he continues to photography, exhibit, publish, and teach at RISD, where he is professor of photography.