Haak, Ken.

Summer Souvenirs.

Köln, Taschen, 1985. 35,5 cm x 28 cm. 71 black-and-white and full colour illustrations. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Ken Haak (Apr. 1, 1923 – Jun.20 1991) was a celebrated fashion photographer. A native of Glendale, California, Haak attended the Art Center School in Los Angeles, where he studied painting and graphic design. Upon graduation, he moved to New York City and became an art director and graphic designer.
He built a reputation in graphic design that led to receiving New York Art Director’s Club Awards. His posters for The New York Times were exhibited by and formally entered into the permanent graphic design collection of The Museum of Modern Art.
In mid-career he became a self-taught explorer in fashion photography who played light and shadow against skin and fabric to not simply dramatize the clothes, but exalt the body as well. His images reflect his strong sense of design in a style and manner both classic and contemporary. He elicits from his subjects images of intense eroticism and sensuality that convey both an innocence and candor uncommon in their warmth and beauty and sense of the human ideal.
His photographs have appeared in such diverse publications as American Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Playboy, Essence, Interview, and Men’s Bazaar Italia.
His books include “Ken Haak’s Private Collection,” “Summer Souvenirs,” “Sleeping Beauties” and the illustrations for the exercise book “Working Out.” (Rosehill Press)

• Keywords: Catalogue Six – Photography · Gay Photography · Inanna Modern – Photography Books · Photography · Photography – Rare
• Language: English
• ISBN: 978-0312775544
• Inventory Number: 70630AB

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