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| Richard Avedon American, born 1923 |
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 Elise Daniels with Street performers, suit by Balenciaga, Le Marais, Paris, August 1948
Richard Avedon, born 1923
Gelatin-silver print, 1981
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Richard Avedon has transformed fashion photography and portraiture alike, creating an instantly identifiable aesthetic which has influenced countless others. His ‘signature’ large format studio portraits of politicians, writers and artists render the sitters "symbolic of themselves", as he put it. His use of stark white backgrounds and life-size printing places viewers in a new relationship to the photographic image - a physical and almost confrontational one. His ability to create visual tension and surprise through unexpected contrasts is unparalleled. |
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