Richard Avedon, Author Random House (NY) $100 (1p) ISBN 978-0-679-40921-2
In this oversize assemblage of 284 photographs, a loose record of faces, moments and events that have shaped his life, eminent photographer Avedon excels in brutally frontal, stark black-and-white portraits that strip away pretensions and personas....
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Richard Avedon, Author, Richard Avedon, Photographer, Anne Hollander, Essay by . Abrams $65 (246p) ISBN 978-0-8109-5962-0
Wealthy or poor, young or old, famous or infamous, all of Avedon's subjects are photographed with the same stark, minimalist touch. This new collection spans five decades of the late photographer's work and focuses on the portraiture king'
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Richard Avedon, Author, Jane Livingston, With, Adam Gopnik, With Random House (NY) $65 (183p) ISBN 978-0-679-40922-9
With a seeming disregard for genres, photographer Avedon applies the same compositional intelligence to animated fashion shots, nightmarish images of a state mental hospital, austere portraits of politicians, artists, writers, grainy images of...
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Richard Avedon, Author, Maria Morris Hambourg, Essay by, Richard Avedon, Essay by ABRAMS $35 (64p) ISBN 978-0-8109-3540-2
The subject of an upcoming retrospective at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Avedon long ago entered the canon of fashion photography and modern portraiture. His trademark images of people standing against white backdrops, at once unflinching and...
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