In his twenties he photographed the horrors of the Second World War. Years later Slim Aarons, who lost his twin brother in the war and won a Purple Heart, said for The New York Times that combat had taught him that the only beach worth landing on was "decorated with beautiful, seminude girls tanning in a tranquil sun." | Read More |

Jeffrey Cooley: "A more dramatic change of scene and focus would be hard to imagine than my switch from building wooden racing shells in Northern Vermont to working in the American Painting Department at Christie's in New York City back in 1981.  In fact, it may not be as strange as it sounds, as I had grown up around my father Paul Cooley's business and own collection... |  Read More |