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In a collection of austere portraits of personalities including Dwight Eisenhower, Truman Capote, Rose Mary Woods, and Andy Warhol, Avedon demonstrates his aim to retain the sitter's identity and solidity of being without using illusionistic effects
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- Publication date1976
- ISBN 10 050054042X
- ISBN 13 9780500540428
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages160
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Portraits.
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Thames and Hudson, London
(1976)
ISBN 10: 050054042X
ISBN 13: 9780500540428
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First edition. Good condition dust jacket, small tear on back top cover with approx 0.5 sq cm missing very good condition pale grey cloth covered hardboards, with dark grey title on spine, spot on fly leaf, no inscriptions, clean text, tight binding, 23cm x 30.5cm x 1.5cm, n.p., $42. An essay from critic Harold Rosenberg, leads off this extraordinary set of portraits of writers, artists and public figures, each framed in Avedon's characteristic negative borders. The power of these images is in the expressiveness of gesture and facial feature Avedon has drawn from his subjects. Seller Inventory # ABE-1711365571572
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