The Complete Pirelli Calendars: 1964-2007 | 
 enlarge | Author: Edmondo Berselli
Creator: Francesco Negri Arnoldi
Publisher: Rizzoli
Category: Book
List Price: $85.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 80334
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 640
Shipping Weight (lbs): 10.6
Dimensions (in): 12.3 x 12 x 2.1
ISBN: 0847830071
Dewey Decimal Number: 779.24
EAN: 9780847830077
ASIN: 0847830071
Publication Date: March 11, 2008
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Condition: BRAND NEW
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Product Description
The extraordinary history of the Pirelli calendars began in 1963 when the Pirelli tire company created a calendar featuring pin-up models as a promotional piece to send to its top customers as a gift for the closing year. Every year since, the company has called upon world-renowned photographers such as Richard Avedon, Mario Testino, Herb Ritts, Norman Parkinson, Bruce Weber, and Annie Leibovitz to photograph the world’s most beautiful women, including Iman, Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell, Sophia Loren, Naomi Watts, and Penelope Cruz. It has continued to generate publicity for its exclusivity; a huge public clamors for the calendar, but it is only available to a very privileged list of corporate customers and VIPs.
A product of the cultural revolution of the 1960’s, the Pirelli calendar has shaken the world with the audacity, sensuality, and innovation of its content. The images stretch the parameters of sensual fantasy and fabulous photography, but their subtlety and quality also establish the calendar as a paradigm of its genre and a coveted collector’s item.
This book contains all the photographs of the calendars from 1964-2007, the never-published calendar of 1963, as well as intimate behind-the-scene photographs. The stunning imagery is accompanied by a comprehensive text, which traces not only the evolution of the calendar but also the history of photography in the past forty years.
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 Calendar for Life May 28, 2008
The Complete Pirelli Calendars encapsulates beautiful photographs taken over a period of more than 30 years by photographers like Annie Leibovitz and Bruce Weber, among others. Their style and beauty reflects why this calendar is only sent to a very few people every year and it's not for sale on a regular basis. I truly recommend it because you will find many renowned actresses and models that have appeared in this wonderful collection
 that's what all the fuss was over ? May 8, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
i'd always heard of the mythos of the Pirelli callender.
it was a tad overhyped/overrated
Almost Perfect April 24, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I had always been fascinated with the mystique that surrounded the Pirelli Calenders. So of course when this book became available I immediately jumped at the opportunity to buy it. If you want to see the evolution of cheesecake photography - and I do mean cheesecake at its absolute best - then this is the tome (its a BIG book) for you.
I would have given it five stars but one of my favourite images was reproduced at half the size of the page. And while I understand that it was part of the artistic layout I was hoping for that one to be bigger.
Aside from that minor issue I am very pleased with this purchase and highly recommend it
great retrospective of the Pirelli Calendar April 5, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The Complete Pirelli Calendars: 1964-2007
This book is large, heavy, and full of great images illustrating the history of the Pirelli Calendar. It not only shows evolution with regards to photographic style through the years, but provides a very diverse showcase of individual (and respected) photographer's work.
I highly recommend it.
Greg Gerla
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