NEW YORK, NY.- He’s a four-time Mr. Universe, seven-time Mr. Olympia. His films have grossed more than four billion dollars worldwide. He won the California governor’s race by a landslide. He has one of the most recognizable faces in the world, an oft-imitated accent, and a physique still heralded as the most perfect ever built. He’s Arnold, the one and only, with first name recognition worldwide, and now with a big brawny bio affordable by all.

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ARNOLD

By Dian Hanson

A bold TASCHEN volume celebrating Arnold Schwarzenegger through photography, bodybuilding history, fame, image-making, and pop culture.

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The original Collector's Edition was a decade in the making, a photo tribute covering 70+ years of Schwarzenegger, from the future Terminator’s impoverished childhood in Thal, Austria, to his rise as a young athlete, his journey to America to become the most celebrated bodybuilder of all time, to his career as the world’s leading action film star, then into the California governor’s mansion and beyond.

Along the journey, Arnold’s muscular body, chiseled features, and charismatic personality made him a favorite subject of photographers, including Annie Leibovitz, Robert Mapplethorpe, Herb Ritts, Sante D’Orazio, Francesco Scavullo, and Andy Warhol. This new edition, like the original, includes them all, as well as more intimate bodybuilding images, behind-the-scenes film stills, dozens of photos from Arnold’s personal archive, and exclusive interviews with Arnold and those who helped him to fame, including directors Ivan Reitman and Bob Rafelson, and bodybuilding legends Franco Columbu, Dave Draper, and Frank Zane.





The editor

Dian Hanson is a senior editor and writer for TASCHEN, with over 50 books to her credit. In addition to Hal Foster’s Tarzan, her recent works include ARNOLD, The Art of Pin-up, Masterpieces of Fantasy Art, and The Fantastic Worlds of Frank Frazetta.

ARNOLD
Hardcover with fold-out, 10.5 x 14.7 in., 10.42 lb, 528 pages
ISBN 978-3-8365-9958-0
Edition: English

First published as a signed Collector's Edition, now available in an unlimited edition
Hardcover with fold-out, 10.5 x 14.7 in., 10.42 lb, 528 pages

“Brings together sensational documents from Schwarzenegger's life. Not only enlightening for fans, it is a journey into the history of the film industry and the press.”
GQ