Checkered Past: A Visual Diary of the 60's and 70's

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Checkered Past: A Visual Diary of the 60's and 70's  
Manolo Blahnik (Foreword), Peter Schlesinger
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Hardcover 128 pages (1 October, 2003)
Publisher: Vendome Press; ISBN: 0865652295
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Checkered Past, 3 December, 2003

Reviewer: Frances Lynn from London United Kingdom
Checkered Past is an intriguing art book which should appeal to a wide audience. Peter Schlesinger was a prolific amateur photographer in the late Sixties and early Seventies, snapping his interesting friends. He put his vast collection of photos in his beautifully bound Wallace Heaton books. Now he has put them in his book Checkered Past. Most of his subjects were and still are famous from the rarified worlds of the British aristocracy, Society, the Art World, Fashion and Showbusiness. But, what is really fascinating about this glossy book is how Schlesinger has managed to take such impromptu snaps of well known people, going about their daily business whether it be in an art studio or at home. It really is an insider's glimpse of lifestyles which makes the reader feel an active participant. Peter also wrote the amusing text and his old friend Manolo Blahnik, the international shoe designer supplied the forward. Ogle David Hockney, Paloma Picasso, and larger than life personlities like a younger Bianca Jagger. It helps if you actually knew Peter's subjects, but it doesn't matter if you haven't met any of them personally. Checkered Past is a fascinating sign of the times and it makes a good coffee table book, too!

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Summary: evocative
Review: Having spent some time in London during the late 60's, I can honestly say that this
interesting and beautiful work succeeds quite impressively in bringing alive a sense
of time, place, and especially people...very unique and out of the ordinary people.
A book worthy of reading, browsing through often, and sharing with friends.

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Summary: Loved It
Review: I enjoyed every page of this delightful photographic docu-autobiogrphy. The author's wonderful eye and witty commentary make the book a magic journey that ends too soon. Schlesinger has a unique touch, giving the book a quality which defies description. Almost from the opening page I felt as if I knew the characters personally, almost as if I was there. The images pull you in, while the commentary evokes a sense of a fairy-tale like tour. Haven't seen anything quite like it!

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Summary: Nutricious Eye Candy for the brain and soul!!
Review: This book is a feast for for the eyes . The photographs are delicious in that cherry pie, sweet tart sort of way... overwhelming in their beauty and composition. The text is very matter of fact, warm and totally involving. My only complaint is that I wish there hundreds more photos to look at! This is an excellent book for everyone who has dreamed of the glam life!

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Checkered Past: A Visual Diary of the 60's and 70's  
Manolo Blahnik (Foreword), Peter Schlesinger
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Edition: Hardcover

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Manolo Blahnik; Paperback ~ Colin McDowell
Manolo Blahnik Drawings; Paperback ~ Anna Wintour (Foreword), et al
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The English Roses; Hardcover ~ Madonna, Jeffrey Fulvimari (Illustrator)
A Chequered Past: My Visual Diary of the '60s and '70s; Hardcover ~ Manolo Blahnik (Foreword), Peter Schlesinger (Photographer)

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Hardcover 128 pages (1 October, 2003)
Publisher: Vendome Press; ISBN: 0865652295
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Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 77,206

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Checkered Past, 3 December, 2003

Reviewer: Frances Lynn from London United Kingdom
Checkered Past is an intriguing art book which should appeal to a wide audience. Peter Schlesinger was a prolific amateur photographer in the late Sixties and early Seventies, snapping his interesting friends. He put his vast collection of photos in his beautifully bound Wallace Heaton books. Now he has put them in his book Checkered Past. Most of his subjects were and still are famous from the rarified worlds of the British aristocracy, Society, the Art World, Fashion and Showbusiness. But, what is really fascinating about this glossy book is how Schlesinger has managed to take such impromptu snaps of well known people, going about their daily business whether it be in an art studio or at home. It really is an insider's glimpse of lifestyles which makes the reader feel an active participant. Peter also wrote the amusing text and his old friend Manolo Blahnik, the international shoe designer supplied the forward. Ogle David Hockney, Paloma Picasso, and larger than life personlities like a younger Bianca Jagger. It helps if you actually knew Peter's subjects, but it doesn't matter if you haven't met any of them personally. Checkered Past is a fascinating sign of the times and it makes a good coffee table book, too!