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Richard Avedon

Born

in New York, New York, The United States

May 15, 1923

Died

October 01, 2004

Website

http://www.richardavedon.com/

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People note fashion photography and stark portraits of Richard Avedon, an American.

Richard Avedon captured ideals of celebrity and beauty in the 20th and early 21st centuries to helped to establish a contemporary art form. Avedon developed a distinct, iconic style. While his contemporaries focused on single moments or composed formal images, his lighting and minimalist white backdrops drew the viewer to the intimate, emotive power of the expression of the subject.

Richard Avedon studied philosophy at Columbia University, New York, and served in the department of the merchant marines of the United States before studying with Alexey Brodovitch at the New School for Social Research.

From 1945, he worked and revolutionized the craft even as ...more

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	Richard Avedon Portraits by Richard Avedon, Maria Morris Hambourg, Mia Fineman 4.25 avg rating — 1,899 ratings — published 1976 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In the American West 4.43 avg rating — 560 ratings — published 1993 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Woman in the Mirror by Richard Avedon (Photographer), Anne Hollander (Introduction) 4.27 avg rating — 322 ratings — published 2005 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Richard Avedon: Photographs 1946–2004 by Richard Avedon (photographer), Poul Erik Tøjner (foreword), Helle Crenzien (Contributor) 4.38 avg rating — 135 ratings — published 2007	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Performance by Richard Avedon (Photographer), Mike Nichols, André Gregory 4.60 avg rating — 117 ratings — published 2008 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Kennedys: Portrait of a Family by Richard Avedon, Shannon Thomas Perich, Robert Dallek (Foreword) 3.92 avg rating — 130 ratings — published 2007 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	An Autobiography Richard Avedon 4.60 avg rating — 62 ratings — published 1993 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Richard Avedon: Portraits of Power by Richard Avedon (Photographer), Renata Adler (Introduction), Frank H. Goodyear Jr. 4.28 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 2008 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Avedon: Photographs,1947-1977 4.19 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 1978 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Evidence, 1944-1994 by Richard Avedon, Adam Gopnik, Jane Livingston 4.23 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 1944 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“A portrait is not a likeness. The moment an emotion or fact is transformed into a photograph it is no longer a fact but an opinion. There is no such thing as inaccuracy in a photograph. All photographs are accurate. None of them is the truth. ”
― Richard Avedon

tags: accuracy, art, inaacuracy, perspective, photography, portraits, portraiture, truth

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“i think charm is the ability to be truly interested in other people”
― Richard Avedon

tags: charm

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“We all perform. It's what we do for each other all the time, deliberately or unintionally. It's a way of telling about ourselves in the hope of being recognized as what we'd like to be.--PERFORMANCE”
― Richard Avedon

tags: photography

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