Priscilla Rattazzi - Lola and Luna - Miami Beach

Start: Nov 29 2010 7:00 pm

In 1997 Priscilla Rattazzi and her family got a fluffy golden retriever, which they named Luna. Seven years later, they got a miniature dachshund they called Lola. As different in temperament as they were in body size, these two beloved dogs eventually became the quirkiest couple in Carnegie Hill, New York City.

Here, renowned photographer Rattazzi captures the distinct personalities of these two charming canines. In 150 black-and-white photographs, she has chronicled the playful spirit of their everyday activities - from romps in Central Park toriding the ocean waves in East Hampton - all while capturing how their changing lives eventually mirrored that of her ownfamily. Filled with personal essays and anecdotes - including a moving obituary for Luna - Luna & Lola is a touching tribute to the ways in which our dogs become inextricably entwined in our hearts and our souls.

Priscilla Rattazzi was born in Rome, Italy, and moved to the United States in 1974. She studied photography at Sarah Lawrence College and later worked as an assistant to the photographer Hiro. Through the late eighties, she was a fashion photographer; her work has appeared in such publications as Brides, New York, Redbook, Self, and the New York Times Magazine in the U.S. and Vogue Italia, Donna, and Amica in Italy. She is the author of four photography books: Georgica Pond, Children, Best Friends, and Una Famiglia. Over the past twenty years, there have been eight exhibitions of her work in New York, East Hampton, West Palm Beach, Knoxville, and Rome. Ms. Rattazzi lives with her family in New York and East Hampton.