Publisher's Synopsis
Girls in the Windows is the first book to survey the work of Ormond Gigli and looks behind the facade of that extraordinary photograph to understand its genesis and to celebrate its beauty and pathos, as well as to open the window onto the rest of Gigli's brilliant career. This handsome volume highlights a significant body of work, captures a vital aspect of the great age of photojournalism. It places in context an iconic image of the postwar era at the height of its prosperity and on the verge of transformation.
