Hulton Getty Picture Collection

Images of the 20th Century

by Nick Yapp

The Swinging Sixties, a maelstrom of sex, drugs and rock 'n'roll. Pop and the Pill, the Maxi and the Mini, the Stones and the Beatles, Sharpeville, Dallas, Vietnam - the agony and the ecstasy, captured as only the camera can.

Genres: History, Photography, Art, Nonfiction, Reference

Hardcover

First published November 15, 1998

About the author

Nicholas Yapp 1938-

Reviews

[Baba · Rating 4 out of 5]

I do really enjoy this series, and here's my first look at the 1960s volume. Packed with often rare photography spanning the decade from science and politics via entertainment and celebrity and culminating with 'ordinary people' this may not capture a whole decade in 400 pages, but it has a bloody good try. Great photo of President Johnson and MLK:

Each chapter has a theme, and a paragraph about said theme, and there's a short paragraph for every single image in the book. There's a definite feel of being transplanted to another time. There are some amazing shots of Presidents, freedom fighters, sportspeople, space exploration, and also of tragedy, assassination, riots and other calamities. I give a Four Star, 8 out of 12 for this photo fest. Many of us in the UK feel like Twiggy epitomised the 1960s signifying the young generation, fashion, art, music, swinging London and more:

2022 read

[Bill · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great look at the 1960s through the camera lens. Numerous photographs, of things good and bad, that happened in this amazing decade.

[Petra X · Rating 3 out of 5]

This series of small, thick bricks of books is entirely photographic. You get the flavour of the times without the waffle!

[Nick · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another British-heavy, so-so-captioned, wonderful piece of historical goodness.

*The full-frontal nudity shot of Lennon and Ono is here, child alert*

4.5 Stars



Highlights and bits


- The 'Movers and Shakers' section features a variety of two-faced political encounters. Brilliant! E.G. Page 23 Breshnev and Dubcek just before the Soviet invasion.

- Page 31: A picture of Lee Harvey Oswald being assassinated

- Cyprus - Ian Smith / Rhodesia - Edward Kennedy - Biafran/Ibo - Sharpeville / South Africa

- British in Aden - Hill Timothy - British Nazi Party - Juan Peron - Ursula Andres
- Steve McQueen + Neile - Valerie Solanis / SCUM - Abbie Hoffman/Leary/Jerry Rubin
- Marianne Faithful - Myra Hindley - Jayne Mansfield death

[Debbie Sue · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am a lover of black and white photography and this book does not disappoint!! An eclectic collection of events and people of the 60’s- brings you back in time to a time that was swinging, light and dark, and all its own.

[Margarita Garova · Rating 4 out of 5]

Емоционално ангажиращ снимков подбор, подреден по различни теми, с малко, но достатъчно текст на английски, немски и френски. Шейсетте са прелюбопитно десетилетие, макар че вече не съм на възрастта, на която се прехласвах по хипи движението. „Елементарните частици“ на Уелбек и „Имало едно време в Холивуд“ тотално и окончателно разомагьосаха този период за мен. Политиката е кръв и хаос; земята се задъхва от расова и идеологическа ненавист и човекът поглежда към космоса. Само в модата и музиката нещата са малко по-забавни. Децата на онези, които понесоха най-кървавата война, решиха, че бащите им са досадни, ретроградни старци и го удариха на живот, пардон – на протести и LSD, преди да се влеят чинно в истаблишмънта през следващото десетилетие. И все пак, светът е имал нужда от шейсетте, те са колективната въздишка на облекчение след толкова мъки.
Единственото, за което ме е яд, че на разпродажбата, на която се сдобих с тази книга, пропуснах предходните десетилетия, които, на този етап, са ми много по-интересни. Уви, вече са изчерпани навсякъде.

[Crystal M · Rating 3 out of 5]

1. All black and white photos, which is fine.
2. Photos are grouped together in categories like "world leaders", "movies", "children", etc, but they are not organized chronologically within the section, which I would have liked.
3. Each photo is accompanied by about a sentence description. I would've liked it more if more info had been given.
4. Id rec this book to teens and adults who are casually interested in the 60s.

[Jesten · Rating 4 out of 5]

I wish the author would have spent more time discussing each photograph, but I do believe that he gave us some powerful photos to look at, and gave me a jumping off point for some research, so I can’t complain too much.

[Anthony · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really enjoyed some of the photos, but would have preferred if they were organized chronologically within each section.

[Florencia Adalia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Buen libro ideal para practicar idiomas

[Madame Jane · Rating 5 out of 5]

The most turbulent decade of the 20th century.

[Chy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved the pictures in this one and appreciated that we got a little more variety on the countries and topics covered.

[Rozanne · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was like an photographic Cliffs Notes to the 1960s, and there were some absolutely fantastic photos in there.

[Michael · Rating 4 out of 5]

mesmerizing photos