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Richard Avedon

(American, 1923–2004)

Richard Avedon

Paul McCartney, 1967

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Richard Avedon

John Lennon, 1967

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Richard Avedon

George Harrison, 1967

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Richard Avedon

Nastassja Kinski and the serpent, 1981

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Biography

Timeline

1923: Born in New York, NY
1942 - 1944: Served in the U.S. Merchant Marines
1985: Named Photographer of the Year, American Society of Magazine Photographers
1986 - 1987: Recipient, Certificate of Recognition, Visiting Artist, Harvard University
1989: Awarded Honorary Doctorate, Royal College of Art, London, England
1993: Recipient, Master of Photography Award, International Center of Photography
: Awarded Honorary Doctorate, Kenyon College
1994: "EVIDENCE" is awarded Prix Nadar by the Bibliotheque Nationale for "Best Photographic Book"
: Awarded Honorary Doctorate, Parsons School of Design
1996: Recipient Humanitarian Award, Mental Health Association of New York City
1998: Recipient Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Arts, Alliance for Young Artists & Writers
2000: Awarded Photo District News: Most Influential Photographer of the Last Twenty Years
2003: Recipient Royal Photographic Society, 150th Anniversary Medal
: Recipient Arts & Business Council, Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Visual Arts
: Recipient Americans for the Arts, National Arts Award: Lifetime Achievement
2004: Died in San Antonio, TX

Exhibitions

2007: "Americans: Meisterwerke amerikanischer Fotografie von 1940 bis heute," Kunsthalle Wien (Halle 1, Halle 2), Vienna, Austria
: "The Heartbeat of Fashion: Sammlung F. C. Gundlach," Deichtorhallen, Hamburg, Germany
2006: "Eye of the Beholder," Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco, USA
: "Brighton Photo Biennial," Brighton, England
: "In the American West: Photographs by Richard Avedon," Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, USA
: "American Icons," Corkin Shopland Gallery, Toronto, Canada
: "Rostros y Máscaras," Museo de Arte Abstracto Español, Cuenca, Spain
: "Richard Avedon," Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York, USA
: "FABULOUS PHOTOGRAPHIC EPHEMERA," The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, USA
: "Summer of Love Art of the Psychedelic Era," Tate Liverpool, Liverpool, England
: "Hablando con las manos: Fotografías de la Colección Buhl," Museo Guggenheim de Arte Moderno y Contemporáneo, Bilbao, Spain
2005: "Keeping Shadows: Photography from the Worcester Art Museum," Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, USA
: "From the Source: Fashion Photographs," Corkin Shopland Gallery, Toronto, Canada
: "Das Wunder Mensch/Parameter of Life," Museum Moderner Kunst, Stiftung Wörlen, Passau, Germany
2004: "About Face: Photographic Portraits from the Collection," The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, USA
: "Photography from the Book to the Museum," Museu Nacional dArt de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
: "Flesh Tones: 100 Years of the Nude," Robert Mann Gallery, New York, USA
: "Richard Avedon: Andy Warhol and the Factory [1969], The Family [1976]," Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco, USA
2003: "A Clear Vision: Photographic Works from the F.C. Gundlach Collection," Deichtorhallen, Hamburg, Germany
: "VANITY FAIR," Torch Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2002: "Transformer II," Air de Paris, Paris, France
: "Richard Avedon: In the American West," Fundación La Caixa, CaixaForum, Barcelona, Spain
: "Americans: Meisterwerke der amerikanischen Photographie," Museum Moderner Kunst, Stiftung Wörlen, Passau, Germany
: "Accrochage d´hiver: Photographies contemporaines," Galerie Jérôme de Noirmont, Paris, France
: "More than One," Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York, USA
: "Richard Avedon: In the American West," Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg, Wolfsburg, Germany
: "The Contemporary Face: Von Pablo Picasso bis Alex Katz," Deichtorhallen, Hamburg, Germany
: "Richard Avedon: Made in France," Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco, USA
2001: "Dressing Up," Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, USA
: "Avedon’s American West," Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, USA
1999 - 2000: Early Portraits, Fraenkel Gallery San Francisco, USA
1994 - 1995: Richard Avedon: Evidence 1944-1994 (Retrospective), Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, USA
1991: Brandenburg Gate, East Berlin, New Year's Eve, December 31, 1989 - January 1, 1990, Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, USA
1985: In the American West 1979-1984 (Portraits), Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, USA
1980: Avedon: Retrospective 1946-1980 (Portraits, reportage, fashion retrospective), University Art Museum Berkeley, USA
1978: Avedon: Photographs 1947-1977, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
1975: Portraits 1969-1975, Marlborough Gallery, New York, USA
1974: Jacob Israel Avedon (Portraits of the photographer's father), Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA
1970: Richard Avedon (Portrait Retrospective 1945-1970), Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, USA
1962: Richard Avedon (Retrospective), Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

Public Collections

: FAIF Collection, Zurich, Switzerland

Richard Avedon

(American, 1923–2004)

Richard Avedon

Richard Avedon

Richard Avedon

Richard Avedon

Biography

Timeline

Exhibitions

Public Collections

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