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Harry Benson
New York, New York
Lisa Perry, clothing designer, art collector, and wife of hedge fund manager Richard Perry, in her legendary penthouse-once owned by Winston Guest and Janet Annenberg Hooker-overlooking the East River. Lisa, dressed in one of her own designs, is in her bedroom that is adorned with a Victor Vasarely and a Tom Wesselman nude. New York City, 2011 © from New York New York photographs by Harry Benson, text by Hilary Geary Ross, published by powerHouse Books
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Doubleday editor and former first lady, riding in a Checker cab. New York City 1972 © from New York New York photographs by Harry Benson, text by Hilary Geary Ross, published by powerHouse Books
Julian Schnabel, acclaimed artist and award-winning filmmaker. New York City, 2011 © from New York New York photographs by Harry Benson, text by Hilary Geary Ross, published by powerHouse Books
David Rockefeller Sr., grandson of legendary Standard Oil founder, John D. Rockefeller, sitting next to the ice rink at Rockefeller Center. New York City, 2002 © from New York New York photographs by Harry Benson, text by Hilary Geary Ross, published by powerHouse Books
Lifelong New Yorker Donald Trump with wife, Melania, in their dazzling apartment overlooking Central Park. New York City, 2010 © from New York New York photographs by Harry Benson, text by Hilary Geary Ross, published by powerHouse Books
Halston in his Olympic Tower atelier. New York City, 1978 © from New York New York photographs by Harry Benson, text by Hilary Geary Ross, published by powerHouse Books
Michael Kors, designer and master of the American look, leaping for joy with model Chanel Iman in Michael's studio. New York City, 2010 © from New York New York photographs by Harry Benson, text by Hilary Geary Ross, published by powerHouse Books
Wendy Deng Murdoch at her triplex penthouse overlooking all of Central Park and Manhattan that was formerly owned by Laurance Rockefeller. New York City, 2010 © from New York New York photographs by Harry Benson, text by Hilary Geary Ross, published by powerHouse Books
Andy Warhol, the artist, never without his tape recorder and Polaroid camera, photographing Bianca Jagger, human rights advocate, during lunch at Warhol's famous studio, The Factory. New York City, 1977 © from New York New York photographs by Harry Benson, text by Hilary Geary Ross, published by powerHouse Books
Diana Vreeland, fashion arbiter and legendary fashion editor of Harper's Bazaar magazine and editor in chief of Vogue magazine, curating The World of Balenciaga exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute. New York City, 1973 © from New York New York photographs by Harry Benson, text by Hilary Geary Ross, published by powerHouse Books
Italian designer Valentino leaving the Pierre hotel after rehearsals for his fashion show. New York City, 1984 from New York New York photographs by Harry Benson, text by Hilary Geary Ross, published by powerHouse Books
Senator Robert F. Kennedy striding down Fifth Avenue in the St. Patrick's Day Parade, the same day he announced his candidacy for president. New York City, 1968 © from New York New York photographs by Harry Benson, text by Hilary Geary Ross, published by powerHouse Books
New York New York © Harry Benson
Lisa Perry, clothing designer, art collector, and wife of hedge fund manager Richard Perry, in her legendary penthouse-once owned by Winston Guest and Janet Annenberg Hooker-overlooking the East River. Lisa, dressed in one of her own designs, is in her bedroom that is adorned with a Victor Vasarely and a Tom Wesselman nude. New York City, 2011 © from New York New York photographs by Harry Benson, text by Hilary Geary Ross, published by powerHouse Books
If you like New York, pick up Harry Benson’s New York, New York. It tells the story of the city’s last fifty years through its flamboyant (and, frankly, a little demented) citizens, all captured by the indefatigable Benson, whose images, even at 70, continue to exude the fury of his Fleet Street beginnings.
Scottish born photojournalist Harry Benson was the most published photographer in LIFE magazine before it closed and continues to photograph for major magazines worldwide. In 2009, Queen Elizabeth named Benson a Commander of Order of the British Empire (CBE). Benson has had 40 one-man exhibitions of his work in the U.S. and Europe and is the author of 14 books including R.F.K.: A Photographer’s Journal (powerHouse Books, 2008),Harry Benson: Photographs (powerHouse Books, 2009), and Bobby Fischer (powerHouse Books, 2011). Benson lives in New York and Florida with his wife, Gigi, who works with him on his exhibitions and books.
New York, New York
Photographs by Harry Benson
Text by Hilary Geary Ross
Introduction by Jay McInerney
Hardcover
11.25 x 14.25 inches
320 Pages
over 250 full-color and black-and-white photographs
ISBN: 978-1-57687-588-9
$85.00
$97.00 CAD
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