ANNIE LIEBOVITZ

I enjoyed the Annie Liebovitz exhibit at The Wexner Center For The Arts in Columbus. The exhibit, titled Master Set features 156 of Liebovitz's photographs, mostly ones published in Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, and Vogue between the years 1968-2009.

I knew I would enjoy the familiar, so-called "iconic" pictures: the entangled John and Yoko, pregnant Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg in a bathtub of milk, the Blues Brothers, Dylan, Meryl, Jagger, Springsteen, and Susan Sontag; surprisingly, my favorites at the exhibit were a series of four Las Vegas showgirls in all their glory, with accompanying pictures of them sans makeup and costumes; a portrait of opera soprano Renee Fleming; picture of the dancer Bill T. Jones.

The Master Set was accompanied by Pilgrimage, which was Liebovitz's show presented at the Smithsonian. Pilgrimage is an eclectic series of objects, landscapes, and interiors of personal interest to Liebovitz, such as Elvis' motorcycle, Freud's couch, Emily Dickinson's pressed flowers, and a gown worn by Marian Anderson.

Please see the review of the exhibit by Vanity Fair.

The brochure stated that Gettysburg was the "bloodiest battle of the Civil War". I must write to the author to let them know that historians consider Antietam to have that dubious distinction!

CLICK HERE to read a story about the Master Set in the Auction Central News.