Celebrity Pets

Irish-born Edward Quinn (19201997) photographed all the great stars of his time, from Salvador Dalí and Audrey Hepburn to Alfred Hitchcock. A unique treat for both animal lovers and fans of the glamorous stars of the 1950s and 1960s. With an introduction by Dennis Turner, director of the Institute for Applied Ethology and Animal Psychology in Horgen, Switzerland. Exhibition at Photography Monika Mohr Gallery in Hamburg, October 6th, 2014 till February 3rd, 2015. How did he get such impressively authentic portraits of his subjects?... His discreet and gentle manner certainly helped, as did his trick of shooting stars with their pets. Celebrity Pets proves this tactic was a huge success. In the presence of their beloved pets, the stars are incredibly approachable and natural, whether it is Picasso romping with his dogs Kabul and Lump, or writer Somerset Maugham on all fours playing with his Pekingese Chin.