SLIM AARONS: A PLACE IN THE SUN

Former war photographer, Slim Aarons gained unprecedented access as a photographer to the rich and famous and he developed the environmental portrait to the level of art, always showing his subjects in their natural setting, in a circumstance synonymous with their station in life. He documented a particular world that is vanished and this collection of 250 images offers a special glimpse of privilege under a bright and beaming sky, whether on sandy shore, snowy slope, or elegant home where cares are few. It is a veritable who's who of high society: Aristotle Onassis with his first wife, Tina, and their children, C.Z. Guest at her villa in Palm Beach, the Aga Khan at his Sardinian resort and Truman Capote in Palm Springs. From Mustique to Monaco, from Aspen to Gstaad, it takes us on a journey to the most exclusive playgrounds of the rich, inspiring even the most jaded armchair traveler.