Product Description

They glimmer. They shimmer. They bask in the glow of gently rotating color wheels. They last forever. Aluminum Christmas trees are the most spectacular souvenirs of our most recent Christmas Past-the Christmases of the super-modern 1960s. In more than 60 lush color photographs, Season's Gleamings reveals the fantastic diversity of aluminum trees-from green-foil tabletop models to majestic pink seven-footers-making it the perfect gift for lovers of Christmases both real and artificial.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #413091 in Books
• Published on: 2004-09-01
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 80 pages

About the Author
John Shimon and Julie Lindemann have been photographing collaboratively since the mid-1980s. Their work has appeared in New York, The New York Times Magazine, and Fortune magazine, and in the books Wisconsin Then and Now: The Wisconsin Sesquicentennial Rephotography Project; Photography's Antiquarian Avant-Garde; and Only Skin Deep: Changing Visions of the American Self. Shimon and Lindemann live in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, and teach at the Art Institute of Chicago and Lawrence University.

Customer Reviews

boring
This book was disappointing - I thought it would have lots of old adverts on aluminum trees and accessories, along with more history and vintage pictures. Instead it was just blurry pictures of trees set up and lit in someone's studio.

Cute book
I only wish they put more pictures of the trees. I remember much more different colors than what is in the book.
I had a turquoise aluminum tree, with lime green bulbs, purple bulbs, silver bulbs, and turquoise. It was so pretty. I would have liked to see more color, and more trees.

A Book That Sparkles and Shines
If you are a child of the early 60s like me, or just someone who appreciates great photography, then you will love this sweetly nostalgic look at aluminum Christmas trees. Season's Gleamings is full of beautiful color photos showing the amazing variety of trees available at the time: small silver tabletop models, giant gold seven-footers, trees festooned with period ornaments, and others shimmering in the glow of rotating color wheels. I loved flipping through the pages of this book and being reminded of the Christmases of my childhood. I highly recommend it as a gift for family and friends, or as a holiday coffee table book for your own home. Wonderful!