RICHARD AVEDON Biography Born May 15 th 1924

RICHARD AVEDON

Biography • Born May 15 th , 1924 in New York City and died October 1 st , 2004 • He went to Columbia university to study philosophy and poetry but soon dropped out and began photography • Started as a photographer for merchant marines taking ID pictures. • American fashion and portrait photographer.

Childhood It is believed that it was his mother who inculcated in him a love for art and fashion. By the time he turned 12, his interest in photography grew by leaps and in order to pursue his interest, he became a member of the Young Men’s Hebrew Association Camera Club. Soon, he began taking photographs using a Kodak Box Brownie. .

Childhood • He went to a high school that developed him a fancy for poetry and started penning some. In 1941, he was named, ‘Poet Laureate of New York City High Schools’. • He enrolled at the Columbia University in 1941. However, his growing passion for photography and fashion led him to drop out of the university after his first year.

The Comforts Portfolio, #02, A Fable in 24 Episodes, Montauk, New York, August 1995

Suzy Parker and Robin Tattersall, coat by Dior, Place de la Concorde, Paris, August 1, 1956

Zazi #13, street performer, Piazza Navona, Rome, July

Napalm victim, Saigon, South Vietnam, April 29, 1971

Kate Moss and Aya Thorgren, Versace Spring/Summer 1993 campaign, New York, November 12, 1992

Boyd Fortin, thirteen-year-old rattlesnake skinner, Sweetwater, Texas, March 10, 1979

Marilyn Monroe, actress, New York City, May 6, 1957

Mental Institution #9, East Louisiana State Mental Hospital, February 15, 1963

Sophia Loren, hair by Ara Gallant, New York, October 2, 1970

• The Comforts Portfolio, #04: A Fable in 24 Episodes, Montauk, New York, August 1995

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