In which of the arts has Richard Avedon distinguished himself?
Richard Avedon He soon became the chief photographer for "Harper's Bazaar". From 1950 he also contributed photographs to "Life", "Look" and "Graphis" and in 1952 became Staff Editor and photographer for "Theatre Arts Magazine". Avedon did not conform to the standard technique of taking studio fashion photographs, where models stood emotionless and seemingly indifferent to the camera. Instead, Avedon showed models full of emotion, smiling, laughing, and, many times, in action in outdoor settings which was revolutionary at the time. However, towards the end of the 1950s he became dissatisfied with daylight photography and open air locations and so turned to studio
Richard Avedon Richard Avedon Richard Avedon (May 15, 1923 – October 1, 2004) was an American fashion and portrait photographer. 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". Avedon was born in New York City, to a Jewish family. His father, Jacob Israel Avedon, was a Russian-born immigrant who advanced from menial work to starting his own successful retail dress business on Fifth Avenue, called Avedon's Fifth Avenue. His mother, Anna, from a family that owned a dress-manufacturing business, encouraged Richard's love