Richard Avedon

Richard Avedon is one of the most important portrait photographers of the 20^th Century. By the end of his career, he had photographed some of the most important artists, intellectuals, celebrities and icons of the age as well as working class Americans for one of his most important personal projects ‘The American West’.

<span class="title">Alexey Brodovitch, graphic designer, Le Thor, France, February 9, 1970</span>

<span class="title">Bob Dylan, musician, 132nd Street and FDR Drive, Harlem, November 4, 1963</span>

<span class="title">Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer, physicist, Princeton, New Jersey, December 11, 1958</span>

<span class="title">Emilien Bouglione, circus performer, Cirque d'Hiver, Paris, July 30, 1955</span>

<span class="title">Evelyn Avedon, wife of the photographer, New York, July 23, 1975</span>

<span class="title">Gabrielle Chanel, couturiere, Paris, France, March 6, 1958 </span>

<span class="title">The Duke and Duchess of Windsor, Waldorf Astoria, suite 28A, New York, April 16, 1957</span>

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Alexey Brodovitch, graphic designer, Le Thor, France, February 9, 1970

Gelatin silver print

10 x 8 in.

Edition of 50

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