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1923 New York City - 2004 San Antonio, Texas. Known for: Fashion photography; portraits.
Richard Avedon (1923-2004). "All photographs are accurate. None of them is the truth.". What do Jean Genet, Jimmy Durante, Brigitte Bardot, Georgia O'Keeffe, Jacques Cousteau, Andy Warhol, and Lena... Read full biography
Richard Avedon (1923-2004). "All photographs are accurate. None of them is the truth.". What do Jean Genet, Jimmy Durante, Brigitte Bardot, Georgia O'Keeffe, Jacques Cousteau, Andy Warhol, and Lena Horne have in common? They were a few of the many personalities caught on film by photographer... Read full biography
Richard Avedon (1923-2004). "All photographs are accurate. None of them is the truth.". What do Jean Genet, Jimmy Durante, Brigitte Bardot, Georgia O'Keeffe, Jacques Cousteau, Andy Warhol, and Lena Horne have in common? They were a few of the many personalities caught on film by photographer Richard Avedon. For more than fifty years, Richard Avedon's portraits have filled the pages of the country's finest magazines. His stark imagery and brilliant insight into his subjects' characters has made... Read full biography
Richard Avedon (1923-2004). "All photographs are accurate. None of them is the truth.". What do Jean Genet, Jimmy Durante, Brigitte Bardot, Georgia O'Keeffe, Jacques Cousteau, Andy Warhol, and Lena Horne have in common? They were a few of the many personalities caught on film by photographer Richard Avedon. For more than fifty years, Richard Avedon's portraits have filled the pages of the country's finest magazines. His stark imagery and brilliant insight into his subjects' characters has made him one of the premier American portrait photographers. Born in New York in 1923, Richard Avedon dropped out of high school and joined the Merchant Marine's photographic section. Upon his return in 1944, he found a job as a photographer in a... Read full biography
Richard Avedon (1923-2004). "All photographs are accurate. None of them is the truth.". What do Jean Genet, Jimmy Durante, Brigitte Bardot, Georgia O'Keeffe, Jacques Cousteau, Andy Warhol, and Lena Horne have in common? They were a few of the many personalities caught on film by photographer Richard Avedon. For more than fifty years, Richard Avedon's portraits have filled the pages of the country's finest magazines. His stark imagery and brilliant insight into his subjects' characters has made him one of the premier American portrait photographers. Born in New York in 1923, Richard Avedon dropped out of high school and joined the Merchant Marine's photographic section. Upon his return in 1944, he found a job as a photographer in a department store. Within two years he had been "found" by an art director at HARPER'rogallery.com... Read full biography
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Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeJohn Harrison, Lumber Salesman, and His Daughter Melissa, Lewisville, Texas, November 22, 1981
Richard Avedon Auction: 09/25/2025 - 10/9/2025Lot: 108Subscribe or get free alerts
Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeFrancis Bacon, Painter, Paris, France, April 11, 1979 (Diptych)
Richard Avedon Auction: 09/25/2025 - 10/9/2025Lot: 110Subscribe or get free alerts
Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeHeidi Hamilton and Gordy Bray, Rodeo Contestants, Douglas, Wyoming, July 28, 1981
Richard Avedon Auction: 04/03/2026 - 4/17/2026Lot: 267Subscribe or get free alerts
Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeDovima with Elephants, Evening Dress by Dior, Cirque d'Hiver, Paris, 1955
Richard Avedon Auction: 04/03/2026 - 4/17/2026Lot: 110Subscribe or get free alerts
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