Richard Avedon has passed away
Richard Avedon has passed away
SonofCorine2
Leading Actor Joined: 9/14/04
#0Richard Avedon has passed away
Posted: 10/1/04 at 3:51pm
The best of the best. A true legend.
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/01/arts/01CND-AVED.html?oref=login&hp
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Joined: 12/31/69
#1re: Richard Avedon has passed away
Posted: 10/1/04 at 3:53pm
OK... I'm gonna ask even though I know it will probably get me flamed..
who?
SonofCorine2
Leading Actor Joined: 9/14/04
#2re: Richard Avedon has passed away
Posted: 10/1/04 at 3:55pm
He was a very famous photographer.
He photographed many celebrities including Broadway stars for the New Yorker among other magazines.
#3re: Richard Avedon has passed away
Posted: 10/1/04 at 4:47pmAvedon was a great photographer. Right up there with Ritts and Scavullo. I love all their work.
#4re: Richard Avedon has passed away
Posted: 10/1/04 at 4:49pm
he was also fairly well known for taking unflattering photos of celebs to make points, sometimes I think. Look for Avedon photos of Marilyn Monroe...most of them are NOT in her best moments. 
#5re: Richard Avedon has passed away
Posted: 10/1/04 at 5:00pmThat's one of the appealing things about his photos, they often showed the real person. They were never done to make the eprson look bad, it always seemed more like he was trying to find the art and beauty in realism. You can see this more in his non celeb photos which are some of the most beautiful and haunting. There was series he did of average people in various parts of the country. They were compiled into a book but, I can't remember the title.
#6re: Richard Avedon has passed away
Posted: 10/1/04 at 5:02pmI know which one you're talking about...I saw it at a bookstore once and almost bought it. Wishing now that I had.
#7re: Richard Avedon has passed away
Posted: 10/1/04 at 5:05pmI would bet that it's still in print and available. It's the one with the photos of Midwestern farm families, Native Americans in New Mexico...beautiful work.
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Joined: 12/31/69
#8re: Richard Avedon has passed away
Posted: 10/1/04 at 5:07pm
Thank goodness for all the great work he left behind - and cheers to the long life he had to live.
This made me think of POLisPOL - I miss his posting.
#9re: Richard Avedon has passed away
Posted: 10/1/04 at 5:12pmAs an artist, myself, I've always appreciated great photography and envied those who can capture that special moment in just the right way to tell an entire story with their pictures. Avedon was one of those I envied. You can look into teh face of someone he ahs photographed and see their entire lives. Amazing that anyone can capture that.
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