The powerHouse Arena is pleased to invite you to a book launch party and signing for
High Glitz: The Extravagant World of Child Beauty PageantsThursday, October 1, 7–9PM
powerHouse Arena · 37 Main Street (corner of Water & Main St) · DUMBO, Brooklyn
Come celebrate powerHouse photographer Susan Anderson's close-up look at the extravagant world of child beauty pageants. Barneys' creative director Simon Doonan, who wrote the book's foreword, will join the photographer for a discussion of this remarkable American subculture. A selection of Simon Doonan's books, will also be available for signing.
Susan Anderson is a Los Angeles based commercial, editorial, and fine art photographer, specializing in portraiture, beauty, fashion, and conceptual/narrative work. Having earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from the prestigious Art Institute of Chicago, Anderson relocated to Los Angeles in 2001. Her work has appeared in a variety of magazines including Los Angeles, People, Glamour, and The Robb Report. Her fine-art work is represented by TORCH Gallery in Amsterdam and Kopeikin Gallery in Los Angeles.
Simon Doonan is a writer, bon vivant, fashion commentator, and window-dresser. He writes a column for the New York Observer entitled, "Simon Says." He has also written four books including Confessions of a Window Dresser (Studio, 1998), and Eccentric Glamour (Simon & Schuster, 2008).
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