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Rolling Stone: The Illustrated Portraits
For the first time ever, Rolling Stone has collected the best paintings, caricatures, and drawings ever to grace their pages. Award-winning art director Fred Woodward has created a mesmerizing compendium that serves as a who's who of the illustration world, matching the talents of Ralph Steadman, Milton Glaser, and Philip Burke with famous faces like those of Patty Hearst, Bob Dylan, and Kurt Cobain. Snippets of interviews with both the subjects and the artists illuminate the subjective and interpretive process of illustration. ("I've tried to control my image, but my flesh keeps failing to cooperate," says Pete Townshend.) Featuring over 100 boldly colored illustrations, Rolling The Illustrated Portraits not only captures the gamut of personalities and figures who have shaped the last quarter of the century but does so with the originality and style that is quintessentially Rolling Stone.
252 pages, Hardcover
First published July 1, 2000
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August 2, 2019
Really fascinating book. The portraits are at turns interesting and weird and fun, and includes short interviews with artists and the celebrities in the portraits. There's something for everyone in this, though not for kids as some of the art is graphic.
September 23, 2014
Rolling Stone: The Illustrated Portraits by Fred Woodward (Rolling Stone Press 2000)(741.652). This is a fascinating collection of portraits which have accrued over the years Rolling Stone Magazine has published. From Garcia to Belushi to CSNY and Linda Ronstadt, they are all there. Many are caricatures, but a number are surprisingly realistic likenesses. My rating; 7.5/10, finished 9/1/14.
June 12, 2012
An amazing collection of illustrated portraits. Such a joy to look through this book. I see something new every time.
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