richard avedon

     

This photographer known for his celebrity portraits learned his craft while in the Merchant Marine

Trivia about richard avedon

  • Dick Avery, Fred Astaire's character in "Funny Face", is based on this real-life photographer
  • He shot the famous photo of Nastassja Kinski & the serpent
  • Truman Capote wrote the text for this fashion photographer's 1959 collection "Observations"
  • Truman Capote wrote the text for this Harper's Bazaar fashion photographer's 1959 collection "Observances"

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