Herb Ritts: L.A. Style

“Ritts was L.A. style.”—Vogue 

Herb Ritts (1952–2002) was a Los Angeles-based photographer who established an international reputation for distinctive images of fashion models, nudes, and celebrity portraits. From the late 1970s until his untimely death from AIDS in 2002, Ritts’s ability to create photographs that successfully bridged the gap between art and commerce was not only a testament to the power of his imagination and technical skill, but also marked the synergistic union between art, popular culture, and business that followed in the wake of the Pop Art movement of the 1960s and 1970s.An exhibition of the same name will be on view at the Getty Center from April 3 through August 12, 2012; at the Cincinnati Art Museum from October 6 through December 30, 2012; and at the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota, Florida, from February 23 through May 19, 2013.. During the 1980s and 1990s, Ritts was sought out by leading fashion designers such as Armani, Gianfranco Ferrè, Donna Karan, Calvin Klein, Valentino, and Versace, as well as magazine editors from GQ, Interview, Rolling Stone, and Vanity Fair, among others, to lend

"Beautiful book. What a photographer" according to Gars. Beautiful book. What a photographer. What a loss.. Herb Ritts: L.A. Style If you appreciate art and photography, you will love this book. I was fortunate enough to see the actual exhibit at the Getty and bought the book for my sister as a birthday gift. It is an amazing collection of Herb Ritts' work.. ART MacHead Art that never fails. Great addition to my collection of books