Elizabeth Taylor’s Home As She Lay Dying
Hers was one of the most photographed faces in history. An electrifying performer, colorful character and glittering clothes horse, Elizabeth Taylor was the darling of every camera lens. And yet, she is notably absent from this incisive portrait – her last ever – by photographer Catherine Opie. Between January and June 2011, Opie was granted unprecedented access to Taylor’s home at 700 Nimes Road in Bel Air to take her photograph after getting in touch via their mutual accountant. But the women never met. Instead, as Taylor lay in her bed upstairs, Opie captured the furs, glittering ornaments, Oscars, Chanel shoes, photographs, letters, priceless artworks, and plush lilac carpets.
