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Andy Warhol would have approved of close friend Lee Radziwill's autobiographical picture book, Happy Times. A sort of postmodern photographic journal crossed with a lovey Hello! spread, Radziwill's book offers a visually lush, mildly gossipy, somewhat surreal document--solely in photographs and brief reminiscences--of the younger Bouvier sister's unique brand of celebrity. As Radziwill explains in her introduction, friends had urged her to write a biography for years, but she felt doing so would "involve me in too many other lives." So she opted for a biography that focuses only on her "happy times" (hence the book title), and these, she says, happened mostly in the 1960s. The resulting slim volume is essentially a collection of gorgeous photographs, scattered haphazardly like a scrapbook, interspersed with Radziwill's selective memories and little handwritten comments. With a somewhat unconvincing naivet ("memories should be of happy times"), each chapter is devoted to a particular "happy time" but in no special order. We have summers in Montauk with Mick and Bianca, Christmas with the young Kennedy family, a tour of India with her sister Jackie, whole chapters devoted to each of Radziwill's many exotic homes.
Assuming the reader knows most of the big events of her life, Radziwill offers little in the way of context of these happy times, and it's this element that ultimately gives the project a surreal, celebrity-by-association feel. You wonder why you're reading this random assemblage of country-house photos and memories of Truman Capote; or, considering so much of the book is taken up by photos of the Kennedys, why you should especially care about Lee Radziwill. But it isn't without its charm, and as you flip through the book, Radziwill's breathless gratitude for her own good fortune becomes contagious. The book's final chapter, hand-drawn by Lee and sister Jackie in 1951, documents a summer trip to Europe. An odd inclusion but ultimately fascinating, it's the essence of Happy Times: you're not exactly sure what you're looking at, or why--but isn't it lovely? --Marisa Lencioni, Amazon.co.uk
Amazon.co.uk
Andy Warhol would have approved of close friend Lee Radziwill's autobiographical picture book Happy Times. A sort of postmodern photographic journal crossed with a luvvie Hello! spread, Radziwill's book offers a visually lush, mildly gossipy, somewhat surreal document--solely in photographs and brief reminiscence--of the younger Bouvier sister's unique brand of celebrity. As Radziwill explains in her introduction, friends had urged her to write a biography for years, but she felt doing so would "involve me in too many other lives". So she opted for a biography that focuses only on her "happy times" (hence the book title) and these, she says, happened mostly in the 1960s. The resulting slim volume is essentially a collection of gorgeous photographs, scattered haphazardly like a scrapbook, interspersed with Radziwill's selective memories and little handwritten comments. With a somewhat unconvincing navet ("memories should be of happy times"), each chapter is devoted to a particular "happy time" but in no special order--we have summers in Montauk with Mick and Bianca; Christmas with the young Kennedy family, a tour of India with Jackie, whole chapters devoted to each of Radziwill's many exotic homes.
Assuming the reader knows most of the big events of her life, Radziwill offers little in the way of context of these happy times, and it's this element that ultimately gives the project a surreal, "celebrity-by-association" feel. You wonder why you're reading this random assemblage of country-house photos and memories of Truman Capote; or, considering so much of the book is taken up by photos of the Kennedys, why you should especially care about Lee Radziwill. But it isn't without its charm, and as you flip through the book, Radziwill's breathless gratitude for her own good fortune becomes contagious. The book's final chapter is hand drawn by Lee and sister Jackie in 1951 to document a summer trip to Europe. An odd inclusion but ultimately fascinating, it's the essence of Happy Times--you're not exactly sure what you're looking at, or why--but isn't it lovely?--Marisa Lencioni
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１９６０年代のファッションリーダーとして今なお多くの女性の憧れの存在であるジャクリーンケネディ。彼女の妹として、そして「世界一美しくて魅力的なプリンセス」と称され社交界に君臨したリーの一番幸せだった時代を紹介したステキな本です。
姉のジャッキーが貴族的でコンサバティブな趣味だったのに対してリーはアートで自由なものを好んだようです。
姉のジャッキーが貴族的でコンサバティブな趣味だったのに対してリーはアートで自由なものを好んだようです。
本書には、アンディウォーホールやトルーマンカポーティなどの著名人との交流についても書かれており非常に興味深いです。
こだわり屋の彼らとの友情からも彼女が外見だけでなくいかに内面の魅力にあふれていたことがうかがえます。
インテリアのセンスにおいては姉も一目おくほどの彼女。本書でも彼女の自宅や別荘が紹介されているので、イン'!''リアに興味がある人は参考になるかもしれません。
そしてこの本の最大のみどころは彼女の書いたイラスト！色合いがシックでエキゾチック。そしてどれもとてもユーモアにあふれています。
この本とは20歳のときに出会いましたが、3年経った今も、一番の憧れは彼女。
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31 人中、29人の方が、｢このレビューが参考になった｣と投票しています。
More sweet than bitter
2001/3/23
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This was an incredible book filled with candid photographs of Lee Radziwill, her family and friends. Fortunately, you will recognize everyone in the book. The style and presentation are very mellow and you will be especially touched by the pictures of the people in Ms. Radziwill's life who were taken prematurely. The photographs of her with her children and her sister, Jacqueline Kennedy, are wonderful and unposed. This book is a fantastic addition to my coffee table. You will enjoy it, too.
14 人中、14人の方が、｢このレビューが参考になった｣と投票しています。
Poignant memories...
2001/4/11
形式:ハードカバー
I found this book to be charming - it's like a scrapbook - very personal and offers a glimpse at this tragic and iconic family. I thought Lee Radziwill's drawings sweet - it's not meant to be some profound statement about the Kennedy's - it just captures the spirit of the moment. I think it's an unusual and highly evocative publication - worth buying despite what some other reviews have written!
16 人中、14人の方が、｢このレビューが参考になった｣と投票しています。
It's not supposed to be about Jackie!
2001/11/20
形式:ハードカバー
You have to like, or at least be interested in Lee Radziwill in order to appreciate this book. You have to realize that it's a Lee Radziwill book, not a Jackie book, or a Kennedy book, or even a Truman Capote/ socialite circle book. Its title suits it perfectly. This book represents what we'd all like to have one day: a sparkling documentation of the happy times of our lives with no mention of, in Lee Radziwill's case, the considerable bad times. It's unfair to criticize this book for what it never was meant to be.
If you've read the DuBois biography, you will recognize a lot in this book. Unfortunately the DuBois biography focuses exclusively on the negative, documenting every last derogatory comment anyone ever made about Lee Radziwill. I think Happy Times proves that Lee Radzwill is far more graceful than the world seems to think.
This is a beautiful book. Great photography, creative format, interesting narrative. A real treasure!
If you've read the DuBois biography, you will recognize a lot in this book. Unfortunately the DuBois biography focuses exclusively on the negative, documenting every last derogatory comment anyone ever made about Lee Radziwill. I think Happy Times proves that Lee Radzwill is far more graceful than the world seems to think.
This is a beautiful book. Great photography, creative format, interesting narrative. A real treasure!
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