Richard Avedon Portraits - Hardcover

Maria Morris Hambourg; Mia Fineman; Richard Avedon; Philippe De Montebello

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0810935406 ISBN 13: 9780810935402

Publisher: Harry N. Abrams, 2002

Synopsis

A selection of works by the influential portrait photographer, packaged in an accordion-folding folio, spans his entire career and demonstrates his signature technique of portraying his subject without extraneous detail and against white backgrounds.

About this title

About the Author:

Richard Avedon is one of the most influential photographers of the second half of the 20th century. His portrait work comprises an authoritative record of our era. His many books have set a standard for photographic publishing. As a staff photographer for Harper's Bazaar and later for Vogue, Avedon redefined what a fashion photograph is. In 1992 he was named the first staff photographer in the history of The New Yorker.

From Publishers Weekly:

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 glamorous in their effect, have helped define our idea of celebrity itself (if Avedon shot them, they must be famous). This slipcased, accordion-fold collection of 50 black and white portraits from the past 50 years, produced for the exhibition and including an essay by curator Maria Morris Hambourg and Met research assistant Mia Fineman, as well as a brief word from the photographer himself, will do little to change Avedon's reputation. It offers, in essence, a greatest hits collection of well-known faces---Andy Warhol, William Burroughs, and that pale, hairless beekeeper covered in bugs. For those unfamiliar with Avedon's work, or for true completists, the classy package of tri-tone reproductions will prove enticing.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0810935406
• ISBN 13: 9780810935402
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 64