Head Over Heels : Joanne Woodward & Paul Newman

By Melissa Newman
 
An invitation to the private world of Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman, one of America’s most iconic couples, in a lavishly illustrated oversize photo book affectionately curated by their daughter Melissa Newman. 
 
Their love story is the stuff of Hollywood legend. Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman became not only movie stars and stage actors, but also artistic collaborators, political activists, and philanthropists whose legacies are expansive and enduringly modern. 
 
This visually immersive oversize book chronicles their romance through the photographs of an impressive list of contributors, including:
Richard Avedon
Sid Avery
Ralph Crane
Bruce Davidson
John Engstead
Leo Fuchs
Milton H. Greene
Philippe Halsman
John R. Hamilton
Leonard McCombe
Gordon Parks
Sanford Roth
Roy Schatt
Lawrence Schiller
Sam Shaw
Bradley Smith
Stewart Stern
David Sutton
 
These striking images—many rare and some never before published—are accompanied by snapshots, letters, handwritten notes, and family treasures. Together they beautifully illuminate the connection between two complex, passionate artists who opened their hearts and minds to each other for over half a century. Head Over Heels : Joanne Woodward & Paul Newman, A Love Affair In Words and Pictures is an homage to the possibility and power of love.