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">Marilyn Monroe, Actress, New York City, May 6, 1957<span class="title_comma">, </span></span><span class="year">1957</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">Gabrielle Chanel, couturiere, Paris, France, March 6, 1958 </span>

<span class="title">Peggy Daniels, Cashier, Giddings, Texas, May 7, 1981</span>

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

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Richard Avedon

Marilyn Monroe, Actress, New York City, May 6, 1957, 1957

Gelatin silver print on linen

40 x 30 in.

Edition of 10

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