From his studio in the heart of New York, Australian-born Anton Bruehl created inventive and perfectly realized color photographs for advertisements in top American magazines such as <i>Vogue</i> and the <i>New Yorker</i>. Seen by the millions of readers, his ads had a dedicated following eliciting bags of fan mail.<p> As well as advertising, Bruehl produced evocative images of stars of stage and screen, other celebrities, seasonal child studies, and his personal photography in the classic documentary tradition including his award-winning photo book <i>Mexico</i> (1933) and <i>Tropic Patterns </i>(1970).<p>Essays cover:<p>- the early lives of the Bruehl brothers in Australia<p>- Anton's success in New York<p>- his most famous and whimsical advertising campaigns<p>- fascinating details on Bruehl-Bourges color processes, which gave Breuhl's photographs their distinctive look<p>- his time in Mexico and his award-winning book.<p>Drawn from the National Gallery of Australia's extensive Anton Bruehl collection of black & white and color photographs, magazine prints and printers proofs, this book is a must for anyone interested in photography, advertizing and popular culture.