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Between the mid 60's and the end of the 80's, Ara Gallant (1932-1990) revolutionized fashion publishing, first as a hairstylist and makeup artist and later as a photographer for magazines such as Vogue, Interview, Playboy and Rolling Stone. A figure well known in the fashion world and among Hollywood actors, after his death Gallant dropped into oblivion. This monograph, edited by David Wills and published by Damiani, presents for the first time an all-round portrait of a multifaceted genius, with a wide selection of images and testimonials from people who knew and worked with him. For years a close collaborator with Richard Avedon -- to such an extent that they were known on the scene as a single entity, "Aradon" -- Gallant handled the styling of a great many photographic sets, inventing visionary hairstyles for the most famous models of the time, such as Twiggy and Veruschka: the book includes five shots by the master (including an unpublished portrait of Anjelica Huston) that bear witness to this extraordinary professional and artistic partnership.

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Appolonia von Ravenstein, Playboy, 1977


 

Angelica Huston, 1976

 

Tim Curry, 1975

 

Appolonia von Ravenstein and the boys

 

Warren Beatty, Vogue, 1982

 

Appolonia von Ravenstein, Viva, 1975

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Diane von Furstenburg, 1983

 

Werner and Franz, 1983

 

Iman, Italian Vogue

 

Appolonia von Ravenstein, New York Times, 1977

 

Margaux Hemingway

 

Veruschka, Interview Magazine, 1975

 

Shelley Duvall

 

Ara Gallant and Jack Nicholson, 1976

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