Hollywood Cats Photographs from the John Kobal Foundation Gareth Abbott and Simon Crocker Introduction by Robert Dance
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ollywood Cats showcases an incredible selection of photographs, taken during the golden age of Hollywood, of stars with their cats, celebrating and documenting this special relationship.
ISBN: 9781851497577 ACC Editions 8.75 x 10.75in. 168pp., 150 b.&w. September 2014, $45.00 Hardcover
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There is a saying that you never really own a cat, rather the cat owns you. If that really is the case then we should be grateful that they allowed themselves to be photographed at all, for they are just as much the stars of the show as their generally better known human counterparts. From the introduction
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Also available: Hollywood Unseen ISBN: 9781851496808, $75.00 Hollywood Dogs ISBN: 9781851496785, $45.00 I Used to be in Pictures ISBN: 9781851497539, $65.00
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Both Carole Lombard and Greer Garson manage to look even more sultry draped alongside their feline friends; photographs of madcap duo Laurel and Hardy playing with a kitten are both comical and endearing. Perhaps the most famous and arguably the most important of all Hollywood cats is the MGM lion, Leo, who appeared (and still appears) on every MGM movie. Gareth Abbott has been working with photographers for over twenty years. During that time he has curated/co-curated over one hundred exhibitions and been involved in the publication of numerous photography books including Hollywood Unseen (ACC Editions, 2012), Hollywood Dogs (ACC Editions, 2013).