synopsis
At the request of the Amon Carter Museum in Texas, Richard Avedon traveled five years (1979-1984) through 17 states and 189 towns from Texas to Idaho, conducting 752 sittings and photographing a range of everyday people throughout the western U.S. in a now-iconic style he’d formerly applied to celebrities and politicians. He used 17,000 sheets of film 8x10.
technical information
Published in 1985
Publisher : Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
Hardcover
pages : 184
dimensions : 36 x 29 cm
Publisher : Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
Hardcover
pages : 184
dimensions : 36 x 29 cm
about Richard Avedon
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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publisher : Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
1996 (3rd edition)
1996 (3rd edition)