Tag Archives: Richard Avedon

A Game of Charades: Hands Full of Expression

Posted on February 20, 2013 by

Hands play an important role in communication. Besides being an effective way of language without vocalizing–through signing and gesturing–hands can be quite versatile. Hands in Fashion: Richard Avedon, [Hand with long sleeved blouse in front of black hair], ca. 1968 … Continue reading →

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Focus on Fashion: Dior

Posted on June 22, 2012 by

Louis Dahl-Wolfe, Mary Jane Russell in Dior swan hat, Paris, 1949 Martin Munkacsi, [Woman wearing Dior suit], 1949 Gisele Freund, [Juan Peron watching chambermaid adjust medals on wife Eva Peron's Dior gown, Theatre Colon, Buenos Aires], July 9, 1950 Richard … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Richard, Abraham, and Jasper!

Posted on May 15, 2012 by

Richard Avedon, [Marilyn Monroe impersonating Theda Bara], 1958 Theda Bara. The movies’ first heavy-breathing temptress and the original vampire was Theda Bara–and this is Marilyn Monroe as this most famous of all vamps. In A Fool There Was and 40 … Continue reading →

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To Hold, Comb & Clip

Posted on March 27, 2012 by

Lisette Model, Rome, 1966 Graciela Iturbide, Girl with Comb, 1979 Richard Avedon, Model Lauren Hutton in a variation on the traditional Japanese Samurai hair fashion the chonmage, 1969

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Fame: Celebrity, Photography, and the Deconstruction of an Archetypical Icon?

Posted on December 12, 2011 by

Weegee, Marylin Monroe, ca. 1952 Richard Avedon, [Contact sheet of Marilyn Monroe posing with dog], 1958 Richard Avedon, [Contact sheet of Marilyn Monroe posing with dog], 1958 Martin Munkacsi, [Jean Harlow, Hollywood], ca. 1937 Weegee, [Movie star signing autographs at … Continue reading →

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Dog Fancy

Posted on October 26, 2011 by

Richard Avedon, [Contact sheet of Marilyn Monroe posing with dog], 1958 Elliott Erwitt, Paris, 1951 Elliott Erwitt, Man and Dog, South Carolina, 1962 Weegee, [Smokey, covered with a rubber coat and sheltered by a bystander’s umbrella, waiting for water tower … Continue reading →

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David Seidner: From Fashion to Flowers

Posted on October 24, 2011 by

David Seidner, Tina Chow/Chanel, 1984 David Seidner, Helena Bonham Carter, 1998 David Seidner, Valentino, Italian Vogue, 1984 David Seidner, Pink Orchid, 1999 David Seidner (1957-1999) was best known as a fashion photographer during the 1980s and 90s.  He moved to Paris … Continue reading →

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John Lennon, October 9, 1940–December 8, 1980

Posted on December 8, 2010 by

John Lennon and Yoko Ono, War is Over!, 1969–70 John Lennon, Fit to Die, 1969–70 Richard Avedon, [John Lennon, Eyes of the Beatles, Vogue], ca. 1967 Vik Muniz, Memory Rendering of John Lennon in Manhattan, 1995 Weegee, One of the … Continue reading →

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ICP Goes to the Movies

Posted on September 22, 2010 by

In honor of the New York Film Festival, which begins this week, we decided to look at some works made by noted photographers on film sets. Although Chim (David Seymour) is much better known for his war photography, he took … Continue reading →

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Say Cheese!

Posted on May 13, 2010 by

Alexander Liberman, [Robert Rauschenberg in his studio], ca. 1960 Before the invention of the camera, portraiture was  limited to the wealthier classes.  In large part formulaic, portraits tended to be idealized, and contained signifiers that pointed toward the sitter’s wealth and … Continue reading →

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