Model Wife, The: Six Woman

Friends, lovers, confidantes, collaborators -- the multifaceted relationship between husband and wife takes on another dimension when the two are also artist and muse. In The Model Wife, Arthur Ollman explores the imagery and graphic history of nine distinguished twentieth-century photographers who used their wives as models over a period of years. Ranging from stark nudes on the sand to aproned mothers in the kitchen, these photographs are fraught with all the emotions known to humankind. Featured is the work of photographers Baron Adolph de Meyer, Alfred Stieglitz, Edward Weston, Harry Callahan, Emmet Gowin, Lee Friedlander, Masahisa Fukase, Seiichi Furuya, and Nicholas Nixon. With an elegant design and top-quality duotone printing, The Model Wife promises to be a stunning photography book. Photography lovers -- as well as husbands and wives -- are sure to find The Model Wife one of the most compelling books of the year.