Richard Avedon
Photographer
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The minutiae of art: Utah storyteller captures 8-year artistic obsession on film...house in suburban Baltimore. For eight years and five months, the then 30-something artist painstakingly re-creates photographer Richard Avedon's famous portrait of Marilyn Monroe. Painstakingly -- except that word doesn't begin to describe... In this article: Marilyn Monroe, David Hockney, Utah, Baltimore, New York City, University of Texas, and Eleanor Roosevelt |
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Detroit News | November 11, 2009
Chuck Bennett: DIA supporters fashionably celebrated
...sponsored by Neiman Marcus, honoring 12 Metro Detroit women for their philanthropic support in bringing iconic fashion photographer Richard Avedon's exhibition to the DIA. As usual, the DIA food and beverage department was totally on point,...
In this article: MGM Grand Detroit, Champagne, Mango, Neiman Marcus, and Christian Louboutin
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boston.com - Today in History | November 08, 2009
Today in History - Nov. 9
...Lachey (98 Degrees) is 36. R&B singer Sisqo (Dru Hill) is 31. Actress Nikki Blonsky is 21. Thought for Today: "I think charm is the ability to be truly interested in other people." -- Richard Avedon, American fashion photographer (1923-2004).
In this article: John Ashcroft, George W. Bush, Germany, R&B, EgyptAir Flight 990, Coal, Natural gas, Apollo spacecraft, and Cy Young Award
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Jezebel | November 04, 2009
Heidi For Victoria's Secret; Tom Ford Talks About His Depression [Rag Trade]
He tells Liberation Next, "The photos of old Hollywood? Retouched! The iconic image of Che Guevara? Retouched! All the photos taken by Richard Avedon of Marilyn Monroe? Retouched! And all of this before today's software existed, of course.
In this article: Tom Ford, Adam Lippes, Victoria's Secret, Gucci, Isaac Mizrahi, London, Banana, and Carbon
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The Latest From VanityFair.com | November 01, 2009
The December 2009 Issue
...Hollywood, observes Jim Windolf, but all this sweetness stems from a depressing truth. The Now of Avedon When photographer Richard Avedon edited a special issue of Harper's Bazaar, in April 1965, it wasn't simply fashion-it was the...
In this article: Stieg Larsson, Robert Pattinson, Stephanie Seymour, Zadie Smith, Christopher Hitchens, and Hollywood
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The Huffington Post | October 31, 2009
Regina Weinreich: Who Shot Rock & Roll at the Brooklyn Museum
...wearing a New York City sleeveless tee in Bob Gruen's contact sheet from the familiar 1974 shoot. You will see him again in Richard Avedon's 1967 formal portraits of the Beatles, their mop hair newly coiffed. And again in Allan...
In this article: John Lennon, Brooklyn Museum, Bob Gruen, Madonna, Yoko Ono, Beatles, Debbie Harry, and New York City
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Yahoo! News | October 30, 2009
Rock'n'roll's visual side on display in N.Y. museum (Reuters)
...step off a plane in full hair and makeup, elegantly attired and toting hatboxes. One highlight of the portraits area is a set of Richard Avedon's individual shots of The Beatles from 1967. A 1960 photo depicts "The Fab Four" in Hamburg,...
In this article: Amy Winehouse, John Lennon, New York City, Reuters, Knopf, and Annie Leibovitz
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Canoe | October 29, 2009
I love Rock&Roll
...The Beatles, Jay-Z, Eminem, Grace Jones, Michael Jackson...the show features more than 175 classic shots from photographers like Richard Avedon, David LaChapelle, Allan Tannenbaum (John and Yoko), Jean-Paul Goude and Henry Diltz. I was at...
In this article: Madonna, Amy Arbus, Rock, Johnny Cash, Brooklyn Museum, Pretzel, and Maripol
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boston.com - Latest theater and arts news | October 26, 2009
‘Portraits’ reflects a vast contribution
...a few feet before that. Penn's portrait of Jessye Norman - eyes shut, mouth open, a vessel filled with liquid song - derives from Richard Avedon's famous image of Marian Anderson, also with eyes shut, mouth open, and transported to another...
In this article: Irving Penn, Jessye Norman, and Marian Anderson
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San Diego Union-Tribune | October 18, 2009
Photographer found beauty in the ordinary
...and breadth of Mr. Penn's work led to exhibits of his craft in the world's leading museums, and like photographer Richard Avedon, he was credited with eliminating the barrier between commercial and fine art. He was best known for his...
In this article: Irving Penn, Vogue, Truman Capote, Lisa Fonssagrives, Colette, Arthur Penn, Paris, and New York City
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L.A. Times | October 18, 2009
Tracing the arc of modern fashion photography
...Richard Avedon took this photograph in New York of Tina Turner wearing an Azzaro dress. The photo is dated June, 1971. (Richard Avedon / Avedon Foundation) There will always be beauty, style and grace on the pages of fashion magazines...
In this article: Irving Penn, Steven Meisel, Helmut Newton, Vogue, Bruce Weber, Mario Testino, Herb Ritts, and Harper's Bazaar
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Richard Avedon (May 15, 1923 – October 1, 2004) was an American photographer. Avedon capitalized on his early success in fashion photography and expanded into the realm of fine art.
- Birth Date:
- May 15, 1923
- Birthplace:
- New York, New York
- Death Date:
- October 01, 2004
- Place of Death:
- San Antonio, Texas
- Occupation:
- Photographer
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