David Wills

Australian-born David Wills is an independent curator, photographic preservationist, and editor who has accrued one of the world’s largest independent archives of original photographs, negatives, and transparencies. He has contributed material to many publications and museums, including the Museum of Modern Art and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Books Authored

Image of Switched On: Women Who Revolutionized Style in the 60s
Author(s):
David Wills
Genre(s):
Fashion & Jewelry, Fashion History, Popular Culture

Switched On: Women Who Revolutionized Style in the ’60s

October 20, 2017
Reviewed by: 
Jeffrey Felner

For some readers, Switched On will be a trip down memory lane; others will be made aware of just how potently and powerfully these women influenced the international worlds of fashion and

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Image of Audrey: The 50s
Author(s):
David Wills
Genre(s):
Fashion Photography, Celebrities

Audrey: The 50s

October 24, 2016
Reviewed by: 
Jeffrey Felner

“I never think of myself as an icon. What is in other people's minds is not in my mind. I just do my thing. . . . Elegance is the only beauty that never fades." —Audrey Hepburn

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Image of The Unending Hunger: Tracing Women and Food Insecurity Across Borders
Author(s):
David Wills
Genre(s):
Fashion & Jewelry

Seventies Glamour

February 1, 2015
Reviewed by: 
Jeffrey Felner

The reader will be fortunate enough to be taken back in time to the 70s via David Wills.

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Image of Audrey: The 60s. (Newmarket Shooting Script)
Author(s):
David Wills
Genre(s):
Biography, Autobiography & Memoir, Biography, Autobiography & Memoir, Biography, Autobiography & Memoir

Audrey: The 60s

November 15, 2012
Reviewed by: 
Jeffrey Felner

“. . . an excruciatingly beautiful love letter to Audrey Hepburn.”

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Image of Marilyn Monroe: Metamorphosis
Author(s):
David Wills
Genre(s):
Celebrity, Entertainer, Actors

Marilyn Monroe: Metamorphosis

October 26, 2011
Reviewed by: 
Jeffrey Felner

At this time of year, the marketplace is rife with books filled with pretty photographs and no substance, but Mr.

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