![]() ![]() This exhibition traces Avedon’s fascination with the forces behind American democracy. The results both humanize the subjects and mitigate their power by placing them under the microscope of those they rule. Unique to this series are the poses, which Avedon allowed his subjects to choose in order to provide an accurate representation of each model’s personality. ![]() Commissioned by Rolling Stone magazine in 1976, this series consists of 69 portraits of elected officials, government - bureaucrats, lawyers and lobbyists, captains of industry, and union leaders - all members of the American political, military, media, and corporate elite. ![]() He moved to Vogue in 1966 and to The New Yorker in 1992, and he continued to be an innovator in fashion photography and portraiture, as well as print and television advertising, until his death in 2004.įeatured in the exhibition is the groundbreaking series The Family. He quickly rose to prominence in his field, invigorating fashion photography of the time by staging fictional tableaux and developing an unprecedented theatrical style. Avedon mastered his craft while serving in the Merchant Marines during World War II, and he found employment after the war with Harper’s Bazaar and Theater Arts. ![]() During his six-decade career, Richard Avedon was arguably the most important American fashion photographer and portraitist. ![]()
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