Richard Avedon: Photographs 1946-2004

by Michael Holm, Richard Avedon (Photographer)

Other authors: Helle Crenzien (Contributor), Geoff Dyer (Contributor), Jeffrey Fraenkel (Contributor), Rune Gade (Contributor), Christoph Ribbat (Contributor) — 1 more, Judith Thurman (Contributor)

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This catalogue, designed by the renowned Danish graphic designer Michael Jensen, features deluxe tritone printing and varnish on premium paper, and includes 125 reproductions of Avedon's greatest work from across the entire range of his oeuvre - including fashion photographs, reportage and portraits, and spanning from his early Italian subjects of the 1940s to his 2004 portrait of the Icelandic pop star, Bjork. It also contains a small number of color images - including one of the most famous photographic portraits of the twentieth century, "Nastassja Kinski and the Serpent" (1981).… (more)

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If any book functions as an introduction and overview to Avedon's portfolio, this book is it. It showcases a broad range of themes, from fashion to portraiture, and included subjcts that every Avedon fan should know as wella as some lesser known works. The focus is on his portraits (i.e. "serious" work) which many will be familiar with, but I particularly enjoyed the nod to his fashion work and the chapter of photos from Berlin 1989.

Surprisingly, the accompanying essays are also quite enjoyable, as they provide some technical and critical commentary without becoming too academic - which is a hard balance to strike and is rarely achieved. (

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JaimieRiella | Feb 25, 2021 |

Exhibition "Richard Avedon - Photographs 1946 - 2004", curated by Helle Crenzien; Venues: October 2009, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco/USA
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DocentOffice | Nov 2, 2011 |

good pics and articles. i saw an avedon exhibit of fashion photos in june at the photography museum in nyc. (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Michael Holm	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Avedon, Richard	Photographer	main author	all editions	confirmed
Crenzien, Helle	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Dyer, Geoff	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Fraenkel, Jeffrey	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Gade, Rune	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Ribbat, Christoph	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Thurman, Judith	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed

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This catalogue, designed by the renowned Danish graphic designer Michael Jensen, features deluxe tritone printing and varnish on premium paper, and includes 125 reproductions of Avedon's greatest work from across the entire range of his oeuvre - including fashion photographs, reportage and portraits, and spanning from his early Italian subjects of the 1940s to his 2004 portrait of the Icelandic pop star, Bjork. It also contains a small number of color images - including one of the most famous photographic portraits of the twentieth century, "Nastassja Kinski and the Serpent" (1981).

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