![]() ![]() ![]() Unlike Winogrand, Avedon strictly stipulated that he wanted none of his unprinted work to see the light of day. Like another celebrated American photographer Garry Winogrand much of his vast archive wasn’t printed at the time of his death. In co-operation with the Richard Avedon Foundation the National Portrait Gallery’s Senior Curator, Dr Christopher Chapman, curated the exhibition. ![]() Photograph by Richard Avedon © The Richard Avedon Foundation Twiggy, dress by Roberto Rojas, New York, April 1967. The exhibition is on display at the Art Gallery of WA from August 2. Richard Avedon People is an overview of his most personal portraits of both the famous and not so famous. However, some of his most intriguing work was his series of portraits of people of the American West and his shots of ordinary New Yorkers going about their daily lives. Regarded by many as the most influential portraitist of the 20th century Richard Avedon is most well known for his photographs of celebrities. ![]()
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