Avedon, Richard

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Information for Authority record
Name (Hebrew)
אבדון, ריצ'רד, 1923-2004
Name (Latin)
Avedon, Richard
Other forms of name
Avedon, Richard, 1923-2004
Avedon, Richard, 1923-
Avedon, Richard
Date of birth
1923-05-15
Date of death
2004-10-01
Place of birth
New York (N.Y.)
Place of death
San Antonio (Tex.)
Associate group
Harper's Bazaar
Occupation
Portrait photographers
Fashion photographer
Gender
male
Biographical or Historical Data
professional photographer
b. 1923
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 68924949
Wikidata: Q305497
Library of congress: n 79076627
Sources of Information
  • His Observations, 1959.
  • New York times, Oct. 2, 2004(Richard Avedon; fashion and portrait photographer; b. in New York City on May 15, 1923; d. yesterday in San Antonio, aged 81, had lived in Manhattan, was in Texas on assignment)
  • The NIBROC portfolio of famous photographers. No. 8, Richard Avedon, [196-?]:back cover flap (most often associated with Harper's Bazaar)
  • The Author's הבזקי זוהר, 1999.
  • OCALC: Avedon, Richard
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Wikipedia description:

Richard Avedon (May 15, 1923 – October 1, 2004) was an American fashion and portrait photographer. He worked for Harper's Bazaar, Vogue and Elle specializing in capturing movement in still pictures of fashion, theater and dance. An obituary published in The New York Times said that "his fashion and portrait photographs helped define America's image of style, beauty and culture for the last half-century".

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