Richard Bernstein Starmaker: Andy Warhol's Cover Artist

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Richard Bernstein, a fixture at Studio 54 and with fashion and art insiders, captured the allure of the disco era through his iconic hyper-colored graphic portraits of superstars for the covers of Andy Warhols Interview magazine. Warhols influence on Bernsteins bold, playful, and graphic artwork is evident, and it was often thought that Warhol created the covers himself. Yet it was Bernstein, an American artist and art director, whose distinctive craft of retouching photographs with pastels, stencils, and airbrushing monumentalized his subjects into dazzling pop-art incarnationssexy, captivating, and forever young.

The book features his legendary Interview covers of Madonna, Grace Jones, Mick Jagger, Cher, Calvin Klein, Michael Jackson, and Aretha Franklin, and Bernsteins rarely seen fine artwork, album covers, and editorial work for Time, Vogue Italia, New York Magazine, and Playboy, complete with intimate anecdotes and interviews with his closest friends and collaborators. This volume is an essential addition to any fashion, pop culture, style, or art lovers library.

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Roger Padilha and Mauricio Padilha are the founders of MAO Public Relations and authors of Gloss, Antonio Lopez: Fashion, Art, Sex, and Disco, and The Stephen Sprouse Book.