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During a career that spanned nearly sixty years, Richard Avedon’s reportage, portraiture, and fashion work dissolved the lines between photographic genres and covered an enormous breadth of subjects.
Richard Avedon (born May 15, 1923, New York, New York, U.S.—died October 1, 2004, San Antonio, Texas) was one of the leading mid-20th-century photographers, noted for his portraits and fashion photographs. Avedon began to explore photography on his own at age 10 and was immediately drawn to portraiture.
Dec 21, 2022 · At the Smithsonian | December 21, 2022. Richard Avedon Pushed the Boundaries of Portrait Photography. Twenty iconic works by the master photographer invite museumgoers to engage in the hard...
May 5, 2023 · On Thursday, just days after the 2023 Met Gala, the Top of the Standard was booming in celebration of Richard Avedon. Artists, celebrities, and cultural icons came together to celebrate the...
