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Richard Avedon

Richard Avedon (May 15, 1923 – October 1, 2004) was an American fashion and portrait photographer. He worked for Harper's Bazaar, Vogue and Elle specializing in capturing movement in still pictures of fashion, theater and dance. An obituary published in The New York Times said that "his fashion and portrait photographs helped define America's image of…

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Alma mater
The New School for Social Research
Born
(1923-05-15)May 15, 1923 New York City, U.S.
Children
1
Died
October 1, 2004(2004-10-01) (aged 81) San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Relatives
Michael Avedon (grandson)

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Early life and education

Photography career

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Art market

Personal life

Death

Legacy

In popular culture

Noted photographs

Books

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Richard Avedon

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Richard Avedon

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Richard Avedon → American Art, Amsterdam, Art, Arts, Avedon's, Berkeley, Berlin, Denmark, Dwight, Eisenhower, Francis Bacon, His, Humlebæk, In, Joseph Brodsky, Louisiana Museum, Major, Marian Anderson, Milan, Minneapolis Institute
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Richard Avedon → American ArtRichard Avedon, American West, Amon Carter Museum, Avedon, Biography, Collection, In, Jacob Israel Avedon, Modern ArtRichard Avedon, Museum, New York, Portrait Series, The Jewish Museum
Alma mater · 1
Richard Avedon → The New School for Social Research
Born · 1
Richard Avedon → (1923-05-15)May 15, 1923 New York City, U.S.
Children · 1
Richard Avedon → 1
Died · 1
Richard Avedon → October 1, 2004(2004-10-01) (aged 81) San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Relatives · 1
Richard Avedon → Michael Avedon (grandson)
Spouses · 1
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Richard AvedonChildren11.00infobox
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Vogueinstance ofAvedon set up his own studio and began providing images for magazines0.80text
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Richard Avedonrelated to BooksNew York0.60section
Richard Avedonrelated to BooksSimon0.60section
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