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Richard Avedon

Biography

Birth Date: May 15, 1923
Nationality: United States
An obituary, published in The New York Times
following Avedon's death said that, "his fashion and
portrait photographs helped define America's
image of style, beauty and culture for the last half-
century.

Born in New York City to a Russian Jewish family,
Avedon began taking pictures in 1944 while in the
Merchant Marines. Afterwards he began working as
a photographer for a department store, but was
quickly discovered by Alexey Brodovitch, the art
director for the fashion magazine Harper's Bazaar.

In 1966, Avedon left Harper's Bazaar to work as a
staff photographer for Vogue magazine. He
proceeded to become the lead photographer of
Vogue and photographed most of the covers from
1973 until Anna Wintour became editor in chief in
late 1988.

Updates

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2023

Vanity Fair U.S. (Editorial)
November 2023
Vanity Fair U.S. (Magazine Cover)
November 2023

2017

Book (Other)
November 2017

2014

Pirelli Calendar (Editorial)
November 2014

2010

Photo Magazine France (Magazine Cover)
December 2010

2009

Man About Town (Editorial)
Fall/Winter 2009

2008

Self portrait (photograph) (Other)
Fall/Winter 2008
credits: Model

2006

American Vogue (Editorial)
August 2006

2002

Jil Sander (Advertising)
Fall/Winter 2002
Ellen Tracy (Advertising)
Fall/Winter 2002
 
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