1996 Vanity Fair Magazine May The New Olympians Annie Leibovitz Portfolio
by Various Contributors (Editor: Graydon Carter)
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The May 1996 issue of Vanity Fair (No. 429), featuring "The New Olympians" — Annie Leibovitz's spectacular 61-athlete portfolio of America's best young hopes ahead of the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games, with a foldout cover and the accompanying feature "Let the Games Begin." Also inside: David Halberstam's "Anatomy of a Champion," profiling two U.S. Olympic fencing hopefuls; Marie Brenner's "The Man Who Knew Too Much," the acclaimed investigation into tobacco whistle-blower Jeffrey Wigand and CBS's 60 Minutes (later the basis for the film The Insider); Helen Hunt profiled ahead of Twister; Karl Lagerfeld and André Leon Talley's "Scarlett 'n the Hood"; and Gloria Vanderbilt's raw, first-person account of her son Carter Cooper's suicide. Period advertising includes Ralph Lauren Polo Sport, TAG Heuer, Alfred Dunhill, and Canon. Detai ls Field Value Author Not Stated Illustrator Not Stated Publisher The Condé Nast Publications, Inc. Publication Year 1996 (May, stated on cover, No. 429) Printed In United States ISBN Condition: Used vintage condition for a 30+ year-old magazine — cover and foldout intact, corners and spine present with light general handling wear typical of the age; no major tears or missing pages noted in photos.
- Publisher: The Condé Nast Publications, Inc., New York
- Binding: Hardcover
- Condition: Fine
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