An interesting collaboration between visual artist (Cesary), and poet (Zuckerman) that explores a range of notions intertwined within the idea of romantic love. They illustrate this theme through poems dedicated to well known movie stars and actresses, such as Billie Holiday, Mae West, Marilyn Monroe, Jane Fonda and James Cagney to name but a few. Cesary's images that accompany the poems would appear to be images taken from family albums and they embody another kind of love and intimacy that is found within the family unit.
The image (above) of the three young women at the beginning of the accordion for me sets the emotional tone of the book as one based in the yearnings and desires of young women such as these three. This book, through its combination of words and images, illustrates the pangs of love & romance of late adolescence as well as all the difficulties & disappointments and the beauty, of this early period of their lives.
54 double-sided pages, individually 6" X 8" and when fully open 13' 6".
reverse side
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