HASKINS, Sam (1926-2009). Original maquette for Five Girls . [1961-1962.] 84 silver gelatin prints, varying sizes, some double-page and full-page, mounted on cardstock in a quarto album, 365 x 290mm (upper corners lightly bumped, minor soiling in the mounts, one small print detached). Contemporary cream cloth stamped in black (light soiling; endpapers with small adhesive stains and related faint offsetting on the next leaves, not affecting the prints); original slipcase with an original print mounted on each side (some wear). Provenance : the estate of Sam Haskins A n original maquette for the first edition of Haskins’ groundbreaking debut, comprising 84 silver gelatin prints, 28 of which are unpublished . Preceding the revered Cowboy Kate by two years, Five Girls is Haskins’s important first foray into nude photography and photobook production, introducing the world to his fresh, liberated, playful, and influential style of shooting the female form and innovative way of capturing the "girl next door." Haskins’s work came to epitomize the feel of the Swinging ‘60s while still retaining a timeless quality. This maquette gathers superb silver prints that were produced, printed, retouched, and laid out by Haskins personally to present to publishers. It includes numerous shots that were not included in the first edition, and uncropped versions of some that were, giving a glimpse into the photographer's creative process. The silver prints are particularly beautiful when viewed side-by-side with the rich but comparatively underwhelming gravure of the published version. Haskins’s photobooks were all labors of love, produced in his spare time while running a busy commercial advertising and illustration studio in downtown Johannesburg. He was soon rewarded with numerous accolades – including the prestigious Prix Nadar in 1964. The publication of November Girl in 1967 marked the completion of Haskins's trilogy of black and white figure books. With : a copy of the first American edition of Five Girls (New York: Crown Publishers, 1962).
HASKINS, Sam (1926-2009). Original maquette for Five Girls . [1961-1962.] 84 silver gelatin prints, varying sizes, some double-page and full-page, mounted on cardstock in a quarto album, 365 x 290mm (upper corners lightly bumped, minor soiling in the mounts, one small print detached). Contemporary cream cloth stamped in black (light soiling; endpapers with small adhesive stains and related faint offsetting on the next leaves, not affecting the prints); original slipcase with an original print mounted on each side (some wear). Provenance : the estate of Sam Haskins A n original maquette for the first edition of Haskins’ groundbreaking debut, comprising 84 silver gelatin prints, 28 of which are unpublished . Preceding the revered Cowboy Kate by two years, Five Girls is Haskins’s important first foray into nude photography and photobook production, introducing the world to his fresh, liberated, playful, and influential style of shooting the female form and innovative way of capturing the "girl next door." Haskins’s work came to epitomize the feel of the Swinging ‘60s while still retaining a timeless quality. This maquette gathers superb silver prints that were produced, printed, retouched, and laid out by Haskins personally to present to publishers. It includes numerous shots that were not included in the first edition, and uncropped versions of some that were, giving a glimpse into the photographer's creative process. The silver prints are particularly beautiful when viewed side-by-side with the rich but comparatively underwhelming gravure of the published version. Haskins’s photobooks were all labors of love, produced in his spare time while running a busy commercial advertising and illustration studio in downtown Johannesburg. He was soon rewarded with numerous accolades – including the prestigious Prix Nadar in 1964. The publication of November Girl in 1967 marked the completion of Haskins's trilogy of black and white figure books. With : a copy of the first American edition of Five Girls (New York: Crown Publishers, 1962).
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