Avedon, Richard, 1923-2004

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Richard Avedon (May 15, 1923 – October 1, 2004) was an American fashion and portrait photographer. He worked for Harper's Bazaar and Vogue, specializing in capturing movement in still pictures of fashion, theater and dance.
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referencedIn Fonds Louis Jouvet Bibliothèque nationale de France. Département des arts du spectacle
referencedIn Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.). Jacob Israel Avedon. 1974: Archives pamphlet file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library
referencedIn Vera Zorina papers Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
creatorOf Avedon, Richard. [Photographs of T.S. Eliot]. Loyola University (New Orleans, La.). Monroe Library
referencedIn Papers of Robert Graves: Correspondence (arranged by correspondent), c1909 to 2004 St John's College, Oxford
referencedIn Gore Vidal papers, 1850-2020 (inclusive), 1936-2008 (bulk) Houghton Library
referencedIn American Ballet Theatre records, 1936-ca. 1967 The New York Public Library. Jerome Robbins Dance Division.
creatorOf Burroughs, William S., 1914-1997. Papers, [ca. 1953-ca. 1985]. Ohio State University Libraries
referencedIn Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997. Allen Ginsberg papers, 1937-1994. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Allen Ginsberg papers, 1937-1994 Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Richard Avedon Burger King Posters National Archives at College Park
creatorOf Avedon, Richard. Artist file. Brooklyn Museum Libraries & Archives
creatorOf Feitler, Bea. Bea Feitler papers, 1920-1981 (bulk 1960-1980). New School for Social Research
creatorOf Avedon, Richard. Papers, ca. 1950-[ongoing]. University of Arizona Libraries
referencedIn J. Walter Thompson Company. Legal Dept. records, 1936-1979. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
referencedIn Ginsberg (Allen) photograph collection Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Books & Co. records, 1978-1997 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
creatorOf Avedon, Richard. [Richard Avedon : International Art & Artists File]. Libraries Australia
referencedIn New York Times Company records. A.M. Rosenthal papers, 1955-1994, 1967-1986 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Avedon, Richard : [miscellaneous ephemeral material]. Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library
creatorOf Mitchell A. Wilder papers Archives of American Art
creatorOf Avedon, Richard, 1923- . Richard Avedon Collection. Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
creatorOf Eisenberg, Deborah. Papers, 1964-2006. Indiana University
referencedIn Aram Saroyan Papers., undated, 1950-1977. Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Center.
referencedIn Walker Percy Papers, circa 1910-1992 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection
referencedIn Spock War Posters Collection, 1909-1975 Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center
creatorOf Avedon, Richard. [Richard Avedon] : artist file John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art Library, Ringling Museum Library
referencedIn Avedon, Richard Gerald R. Ford Library
referencedIn Avedon, Richard. [Richard Avedon] : artist file John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art Library, Ringling Museum Library
creatorOf Avedon, Richard. Avedon, Richard : [photography bio file]. Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library
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associatedWith American Ballet Theatre corporateBody
associatedWith Avedon, Richard person
associatedWith Baldwin, James, 1924-1987 person
associatedWith Books & Co corporateBody
associatedWith Brodovitch, Alexey, 1898-1971 person
associatedWith Burroughs, William S., 1914-1997. person
alumnusOrAlumnaOf Columbia University corporateBody
alumnusOrAlumnaOf Dewitt Clinton High School (New York, N.Y.) corporateBody
associatedWith Dinesen, Isak, 1885-1962. person
associatedWith Eisenberg, Deborah. person
associatedWith Feitler, Bea. person
associatedWith Ginsberg, Allen person
associatedWith Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997. person
associatedWith Graves, Robert Windham, 1858-1934 person
employeeOf Harper's Bazaar corporateBody
correspondedWith Jouvet, Louis (1887-1951) person
associatedWith J. Walter Thompson Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Krishna Menon, V. K. (Vengalil Krishnan), 1897-1974. person
associatedWith Merchant Marine corporateBody
associatedWith Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.) corporateBody
correspondedWith Percy, Walker, 1916-1990 person
associatedWith Richard Avedon, person
associatedWith Rosenthal, A. M. (Abraham Michael), 1922-2006 person
correspondedWith Saroyan, Aram. person
associatedWith Spock, Benjamin, 1903-1998 person
associatedWith The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art Library. corporateBody
associatedWith Vidal, Gore, 1925- person
associatedWith Vreeland, Diana person
associatedWith Wilder, Mitchell A. person
associatedWith Wilson, Laura, person
correspondedWith Zorina, Vera. person
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Birth 1923-05-15

Death 2004-10-01

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