Richard Avedon
American · 1923–2004
Richard Avedon 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,… (Wikipedia)
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The Beatles Portfolio: John Lennon, Ringo Starr, George Harrison and Paul McCartney, LondonPhillips · £809,000≈ $962,467≈ €936,799Sign up to see
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Richard Avedon 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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