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Paul Outerbridge Jr. (American, 1896–1958) burst onto the photographic art scene in the early 1920s with images that were visually fresh, technically adept, and decidedly Modernist. He also applied his talent for composition to the commercial world, introducing an artist's sensibility to advertisements for men's haberdashery, glassware, and JELL-O® for magazines such as Vogue and Vanity Fair. An early master of the technically complex carbro color process, he used it to photograph nudes, often shown with a variety of props—images that skirted the limits of propriety in their day. This catalogue was produced for the first exhibition of Outerbridge's work since 1981, which was held March 31 through August 9, 2009, at the J. Paul Getty Museum. It brought together one hundred photographs from all periods and styles of the photographer's career, including his Cubistic still-life images, commercial magazine photography, and nudes. The book includes an essay by the curator and a chronology of the artist's life and work.

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The Getty owns the largest public collection of Outerbridge prints, and this elegantly produced catalogue shows him to be not only a master printer but also an artist who continues to influence contemporary photographers. Publishers Weekly Some of the most beautiful photographs ever made. Booklist With assistant curator of photographs Paul Martineau s intriguing biographical essay (based, in part, on the Getty s archive of Outerbridge papers), 104 stunningly beautiful plates, a chronology, checklist, and index, this catalog offers a highly visual and seductive overview. A section featuring selected photographs from Outerbridge s California years, a period missing from earlier books, makes this publication of interest to specialists as well. ARLIS/NA Reviews Recommended. Library Journal The Getty owns the largest public collection of Outerbridge prints, and this elegantly produced catalogue shows him to be not only a master printer but also an artist who continues to influence contemporary photographers. Publishers Weekly Some of the most beautiful photographs ever made. Booklist With assistant curator of photographs Paul Martineau s intriguing biographical essay (based, in part, on the Getty s archive of Outerbridge papers), 104 stunningly beautiful plates, a chronology, checklist, and index, this catalog offers a highly visual and seductive overview. A section featuring selected photographs from Outerbridge s California years, a period missing from earlier books, makes this publication of interest to specialists as well. ARLIS/NA Reviews Recommended. Library Journal The Getty owns the largest public collection of Outerbridge prints, and this elegantly produced catalogue shows him to be not only a master printer but also an artist who continues to influence contemporary photographers. --Publishers Weekly Some of the most beautiful photographs ever made. --Booklist With assistant curator of photographs Paul Martineau's intriguing biographical essay (based, in part, on the Getty's archive of Outerbridge papers), 104 stunningly beautiful plates, a chronology, checklist, and index, this catalog offers a highly visual and seductive overview. A section featuring selected photographs from Outerbridge's California years, a period missing from earlier books, makes this publication of interest to specialists as well. --ARLIS/NA Reviews Recommended. --Library Journal

Recommended. --Library Journal With assistant curator of photographs Paul Martineau's intriguing biographical essay (based, in part, on the Getty's archive of Outerbridge papers), 104 stunningly beautiful plates, a chronology, checklist, and index, this catalog offers a highly visual and seductive overview. A section featuring selected photographs from Outerbridge's California years, a period missing from earlier books, makes this publication of interest to specialists as well. --ARLIS/NA Reviews Some of the most beautiful photographs ever made. --Booklist The Getty owns the largest public collection of Outerbridge prints, and this elegantly produced catalogue shows him to be not only a master printer but also an artist who continues to influence contemporary photographers. --Publishers Weekly Recommended. Library Journal With assistant curator of photographs Paul Martineau s intriguing biographical essay (based, in part, on the Getty s archive of Outerbridge papers), 104 stunningly beautiful plates, a chronology, checklist, and index, this catalog offers a highly visual and seductive overview. A section featuring selected photographs from Outerbridge s California years, a period missing from earlier books, makes this publication of interest to specialists as well. ARLIS/NA Reviews Some of the most beautiful photographs ever made. Booklist The Getty owns the largest public collection of Outerbridge prints, and this elegantly produced catalogue shows him to be not only a master printer but also an artist who continues to influence contemporary photographers. Publishers Weekly Recommended. Library Journal With assistant curator of photographs Paul Martineau s intriguing biographical essay (based, in part, on the Getty s archive of Outerbridge papers), 104 stunningly beautiful plates, a chronology, checklist, and index, this catalog offers a highly visual and seductive overview. A section featuring selected photographs from Outerbridge s California years, a period missing from earlier books, makes this publication of interest to specialists as well. ARLIS/NA Reviews Some of the most beautiful photographs ever made. Booklist The Getty owns the largest public collection of Outerbridge prints, and this elegantly produced catalogue shows him to be not only a master printer but also an artist who continues to influence contemporary photographers. Publishers Weekly

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Paul Martineau is assistant curator in the Department of Photographs at the J. Paul Getty Museum.

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