Richard avedon biography
Richard avedon biography
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Richard Avedon
(1923-2004)
Who Was Richard Avedon?
American photographer Richard Avedon was best known for his work in the fashion world and for his minimalist portraits.
He worked first as a photographer for the Merchant Marines, taking identification photos. He then moved to fashion, shooting for Harper's Bazaar and Vogue, demanding that his models convey emotion and movement, a departure from the norm of motionless fashion photography.
Early Life
Avedon was born on May 15, 1923 in New York City.
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His mother, Anna Avedon, came from a family of dress manufacturers, and his father, Jacob Israel Avedon, owned a clothing store called Avedon's Fifth Avenue. Inspired by his parents' clothing businesses, as a boy, Avedon took a great interest in fashion, especially enjoying photographing the clothes in his father's store.
At the age of 12, he joined the YMHA (Young Men's Hebrew Association) Camera Club.
Avedon later described one childhood moment in particular as helping to