Saved (Diane Keaton book)

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Saved: My Picture World is a 2022 photography book by Diane Keaton. It was published by Rizzoli and was her final publication. [1] [2] It has been described as a "visual autobiography". [3]

Specific sections in Saved focused on "Clinical Diagnoses of Diseases of the Mouth", pigeons, and the "lower-key denizens" of Hollywood Boulevard. Keaton felt that the street performers and studio greeters were like herself " ... just one more lost soul searching for some kind of redemption". [3] The cover features a photograph by Giuseppe Pino of an empty picture frame being held by three hands in a visual gag. [2] The book has 13 chapters with a short essay by Keaton preceding each one. [2] The book is dedicated to Keaton's brother who suffered from dementia. [2] The book consists of photographs taken by Keaton with her Rolleiflex camera as well as photo collages and scrapbook pages and images by Randy, Keaton's brother. [4]

Robert Lang, writing for Deadline described Saved as a "cabinet of saved and found photographic curiosities, a scrapbook of her fascinations, and a direct reflection of her idiosyncratic charm". [1] Writing for Print magazine, Steven Heller described it as having "just the right balance of mystery, vernacular, personal history and artistry". [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Lang, Robert. "Beyond The Lens: Revisiting Diane Keaton's Photography And Singular Vision". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Heller, Steven. "The Daily Heller: Diane Keaton's Really Neat Photo Book". Print (magazine) . Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  3. 1 2 Parkison, Hannah Jane. "'A photographer with a cool and deadly eye': Diane Keaton's creativity behind the lens". The Guardian . Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  4. Harrison, Jacobs. "Diane Keaton Loved to Make Art, Though She Wasn't Herself An Artist". ARTnews . Retrieved 14 October 2025.