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Introduction
Richard Avedon (May 15, 1923 – October 1, 2004) was an American fashion and portrait photographer. He worked for Harper's Bazaar, Vogue and Elle specializing in capturing movement in still pictures of fashion, theater and dance. An obituary published in The New York Times said that "his fashion and portrait photographs helped define America's image of style, beauty and culture for the last half-century".
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Introduction
American fashion and portrait photographer. Best known for his work for Harper's Bazaar, Vogue and Elle magazines in the 1950s and '60s through the 1980s. He became the first staff photographer of The New Yorker magazine in 1992.
Nationalities
American, Judaism
Gender
Male
Roles
Artist, Portraitist, Photographer
Name
Richard Avedon
Ulan
500013773
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Works

45 works online

Exhibitions

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Publications

  • Photography at MoMA: 1920 to 1960 Edited by Quentin Bajac, Lucy Gallun, Roxana Marcoci, and Sarah Hermanson Meister, 2016 Hardcover, 416 pages
  • The Shape of Things: Photographs from Robert B. Menschel Quentin Bajac, 2016 Exhibition catalogue, Hardcover, 152 pages
  • Photography at MoMA: 1960 to Now Edited by Quentin Bajac, Lucy Gallun, Roxana Marcoci, and Sarah Hermanson Meister, 2015 Hardcover, 368 pages
  • Into the Sunset: Photography’s Image of the American West Eva Respini, 2009 Exhibition catalogue, Hardcover, 168 pages
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