First published 2011
LIFE magazine opens its archives to present seven and a half decades of iconic photography. The editors select their finest war photography, most compelling photo essays from masters like Capa, Parks, and Smith, and Hollywood's most beautiful portraits including legendary shots of Marilyn Monroe by Halsmann, Eisenstaedt, and Milton Greene. Sports photography captures athletic triumph while space race images document humanity's reach beyond Earth. Lennart Nilsson's groundbreaking "Life Before Birth" series reveals life's earliest moments. The volume spans over 200 pages and reviews every cover the magazine published. A complete reproduction of the inaugural 1936 issue featuring Margaret Bourke-White's Fort Peck Dam photograph comes detached at original size. This commemorative edition traces the magazine's journey alongside America's transformation, celebrating both the publication's evolution and the world it documented.
Genres: history, art, 20th-century, non-fiction, 21st-century, photography
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: documentary, historical-nonfiction, visual-arts
Setting: Earth, Fort Peck Dam, United States
Period: 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s
224 pages · Hardcover · Life