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Avedon

American  
[av-i-don] / ˈæv ɪˌdɒn /

noun

  1. Richard, 1923–2004, U.S. photographer.


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Even major names like Avedon and Penn, who had previously shown on the East Coast, had never before had a Los Angeles exhibition before Hawkins hosted them.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2025

“My teenage dream was to have a swimming pool and to work with Avedon every day,” she later confessed.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2024

When her daughter was born in 1957, Ms. Irvine left Elizabeth Arden and became a freelance makeup artist, working for photographers like Mr. Avedon, Irving Penn, John Rawlings and Harold Krieger.

From New York Times • Jan. 21, 2024

Show notes said Hawkings took inspiration for the Summer 2024 collection from late Detroit-born Black supermodel Donyale Luna, who was a muse for artist Andy Warhol and photographer Richard Avedon.

From Reuters • Sep. 22, 2023

In 1965, Avedon would then feature Luna in a Harper’s Bazaar spread for an issue he was guest editing.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 20, 2023