Richard Avedon- the Photographer

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This paper studies Richard Avedon and his ability to create a series of images of women as well as men that seemed to catch something of their inner lives, making each of his subjects unique in looks and personality. It includes several of his pictures and details the expression and meaning of each of them. Also, it gives an historical overview of his life and how he exemplified the 1950's era. It compares his work to the work of several photographers such as Weston and Steichen.

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"The work of photographer Richard Avedon during this Ozzie-and-Harriet decade thus stands out for his ability to capture a sense of unique personality in each of his subjects. Despite the fact that during the 1950s he was working as a photographer for fashion magazines like "Harper's Bazaar" " hardly an avant-garde publication or one dedicated to stripping society of its sexist images of women " he managed to create all throughout this decade a series of images of women as well as men that seemed at least to catch something of their inner lives, a good deal of what made each one of these subjects unique. The fact that he was able to wrap these substantive images in a style that was coolly and elegantly minimalist ensured his success not only in this decade but in the years since."

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