Richard Avedon: Iconic Fashion Photographer 📸
Discover Richard Avedon's impact on photography, blending fashion and portraiture to leave a lasting legacy.

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149.0K views • Jan 29, 2024

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Richard Avedon shaped the field of photography in a way very few in history have been able to. Although he was best known for his work in fashion, this video will take you through the different corners of his career. Dovima, Audrey Hepburn, Marilyn Monroe, Martin Luther King Jr., The Beatles, and Barack Obama are some of the many cultural icons that were photographed by Avedon.
0:00 Intro
0:23 Early years
2:36 Harper's Bazaar
3:27 Avedon's Paris
4:22 Dovima with Elephants
4:36 Funny Face
6:14 China Machado
7:16 The Great Fur Caravan
8:54 The 60s and Twiggy
9:35 Nothing Personal
10:26 Coco Chanel
11:22 Duke and Duchess of WIndsor
12:54 Political Portraits
13:18 Artist Portraits
15:32 Nastassja Kinski and the snake
17:35 Revlon
19:31 Advertising
19:59 June Ropé
22:24 Calvin Klein
25:20 Versace
28:04 The American West
33:26 The New Yorker
33:43 Mr. and Mrs. Comfort
38:32 Final Days
For more information on Richard Avedon and affiliate links (as an amazon affiliate, I may earn commission on purchases made from the following):
https://www.avedonfoundation.org/
American Masters - Richard Avedon: Darkness and Light
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BOOKS OF HIS WORK
1. Nothing Personal
https://amzn.to/3oLFJAp
2. The American West
https://amzn.to/3oIMJ0W
3. Portraits
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4. Avedon Fashion 1944- 2000
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5. Avedon Advertising
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RELATED FILM AND BOOKS
1. Funny Face
https://amzn.to/33gCObs
IM: Isaac MIzrahi
https://amzn.to/3rKX6mP
Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.
0:00 Intro
0:23 Early years
2:36 Harper's Bazaar
3:27 Avedon's Paris
4:22 Dovima with Elephants
4:36 Funny Face
6:14 China Machado
7:16 The Great Fur Caravan
8:54 The 60s and Twiggy
9:35 Nothing Personal
10:26 Coco Chanel
11:22 Duke and Duchess of WIndsor
12:54 Political Portraits
13:18 Artist Portraits
15:32 Nastassja Kinski and the snake
17:35 Revlon
19:31 Advertising
19:59 June Ropé
22:24 Calvin Klein
25:20 Versace
28:04 The American West
33:26 The New Yorker
33:43 Mr. and Mrs. Comfort
38:32 Final Days
For more information on Richard Avedon and affiliate links (as an amazon affiliate, I may earn commission on purchases made from the following):
https://www.avedonfoundation.org/
American Masters - Richard Avedon: Darkness and Light
https://amzn.to/3LuEFe3
BOOKS OF HIS WORK
1. Nothing Personal
https://amzn.to/3oLFJAp
2. The American West
https://amzn.to/3oIMJ0W
3. Portraits
https://amzn.to/3Jn62or
4. Avedon Fashion 1944- 2000
https://amzn.to/3uLQM0y
5. Avedon Advertising
https://amzn.to/3LvgSdV
RELATED FILM AND BOOKS
1. Funny Face
https://amzn.to/33gCObs
IM: Isaac MIzrahi
https://amzn.to/3rKX6mP
Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.
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