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Richard Avedon

Art

Born May 15, 1923 · New York City, New York, USA

Died October 1, 2004

Also known as Richard C. Avedon

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Biography

Richard Avedon 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 style, beauty and culture for the last half-century".

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Awards & recognition

  • prix Nadar Gens d'images · 1994
  • Hasselblad Award · 1991
  • CFDA Lifetime Achievement Award · 1988
  • AIGA Medal
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Filmography7 titles

Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields

2023as Self (archive footage)

American Masters

1986as Self

Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel

2011as Self (archive footage)

Funny Face

1957Title Designer

The Super Models

2023as Self (archive footage)

Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?

1966as Photographe

Gilda Live

1980Still Photographer