Slim Aarons: The Essential Collection

The ultimate and most comprehensive collection of Slim Aarons photography ever released, featuring more than 100 previously unpublished images

Slim Aarons: The Essential Collection gathers the very best of Slim's spectacular collections, including hundreds of iconic black-and-white and color photos, along with more than 100 rare and previously unpublished works.

This beautifully produced book, a tribute to Slim Aarons’s incredible contribution to modern photography, is the result of intensive scholarship and research, making it a must-have for any Slim fan and photography lover.

This luxe edition provides a deep and comprehensive look at the groundbreaking career of Slim Aarons, spanning five decades. The book begins with Slim’s fieldwork as an army photographer and continues through his fledgling days in Hollywood, opening the LIFE bureau in Rome, doing fashion and travel shoots for Holiday, and finally traveling the world for Town & Country.

With a new and definitive biographical essay, spotlights on key moments in his career, and exclusive insights from former associates, Slim Aarons: The Essential Collection gives readers an unprecedented look into Slim’s private world.

This coffee table book is perfect for sharing, displaying, and gifting.

• Author: Shawn Waldron
• Contributions by Lesley Blume, Laura Hawk, Nick Foulkes
• Foreword by Maria Cooper Janis
• 432 pages
• 500 black-and-white and color photographs
• Size: W 11.3 x H 14.3 x D 1.7 in
• Hardcover
• ISBN: 9781419746161
• 8.6 lb

About the Authors

Slim Aarons (1916–2006) was among his generation’s most influential photographers. His photographs have appeared in countless magazines, including Town & Country, LIFE, and Holiday.

Shawn Waldron is an archivist and curator specializing in photography. Based in New York City, he oversees the Slim Aarons Archive and is curator of print sales and exhibitions at Getty Images.