Stars & Cars by Edward Quinn
£45, teNeues, hardcover, 256 pages, ISBN: 9783961712946
A new edition of this fabulous book celebrates the centenary of Irish celebrity photographer Edward Quinn, who was born in 1920.
Featuring 150 of Quinn’s finest photographs, this book captures the jet-set glamour and opulent car design of 1950s Côte d’Azur: Picasso and his Hispano-Suiza, Brigitte Bardot in her Lancia, and the Onassis’ in their Porsche among others. Other names of note include Zsa Zsa Gabor, Kim Novak, Frank Sinatra, Diana Dors, Sophia Loren, Elizabeth Taylor, Dean Martin – a veritable who’s who of big names of the era. The cars have been identified with the help of enthusiasts, experts, manufacturers and museums.
For fans of mid-century celebrity culture, old-fashioned movie stars and classic cars, this is…
