Chris Steele-Perkins joined Magnum Photos in 1979
and social exploration in America's history
His glossy coverage of high-society European ski resorts are a notable departure from black-and-white
It features photographs that look like they could have been taken years apart: images of bombed out apartment blocks without running water and scant electricity next to grand seaside hotels where visitors — dressed head-to-toe in holiday attire — are just checking in
It is beautifully printed in quad tones on 130lb premium cover paper with a spot varnish applied
Contact Sheet Print: Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor at a pub, Shepperton, 1963 Size:20 x 24 in (50 x 60 cm) Chris Steele-Perkins joined Magnum PhotosAlmost entirely self taught in the art of photography, Eve Arnold possessed not only an innate skill for image making but an extraordinary ability to connect with her many subjects. Joining Magnum in 1957 as the agencys first female photographer, Arnold captured on film some of the most significant individuals and groups of the era, including legendary actress Elizabeth Taylor. After meeting on the set of Cleopatra in the early 1960s, Taylor and