■ American

Photographer
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 Brief Biography
■ May 15 1923 -October 1 2004
American photographer

fine art
 Early Life
■ New York City
Jewish-Russian
■ Columbia University
Merchant Marines

Rolleiflex

Alexey Brodovitch
Harper's Bazaar Lillian
Bassman
 Career
■
Vogue
Life
■

■
 Civil Rights
■

Civil Rights Movement

Berlin
Wall
 Music
■
The Beatles

Bob Bishop
Planar
lens
■
The White
Album
Electric
Light Orchestra
 Style

view camera
 Cowboys/West

magnum
opus
Amon Carter Museum
 West (continued)

Laura Wilson
 Awards
The New Yorker

Prix Nadar
 Personal Life

Tibet

Martial arts movie Loren Avedon

October 1 2004 brain hemorrhage San

Antonio, Texas The New
Yorker

2004 U.S.
presidential election
Famous Images
The Beatles
The Beatles: London, August 1, 1967
Homage to Munkacsi
Elephants
Simon & Garfunkel
In His Own Words
“My portraits are
more about me
than they are
about the people
I photograph.”
- Richard
Avedon
 Key Facts: Richard Avedon
■ Changes fashion photography-brought
movement to models.
■ Lead photographer at Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar,
and New Yorker.
■ Photographed The Beatles, ELO, Simon &
Garfunkel & other rock bands.
■ Involved with Civil Rights, Vietnam, Berlin Wall
and other social causes.
■ Was working on a special on 2004 Presidential
Election at time of death.