Fashion Culture: What Becomes a Legend Most: A Biography of Richard Avedon
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About
- Title
- Fashion Culture: What Becomes a Legend Most: A Biography of Richard Avedon
- Contributor Names
- Fashion Institute of Technology (New York, N.Y.). Museum
- Gefter, Philip
- Marra-Alvarez, Melissa
- Date
- 2021-02-11
- Description
- Philip Gefter's book "What Becomes a Legend Most: A Biography of Richard Avedon" is a study of the legendary photographer's life. A fashion photographer and portrait artist, Avedon's subjects included some of the most notable figures of the twentieth century including James Baldwin, Audrey Hepburn, Truman Capote, and Marilyn Monroe, as well as iconic models such as Donyale Luna and Jean Shrimpton. The book offers a detailed and luminous portrait of the man and his era. Gefter talks with MFIT curator Melissa Marra-Alvarez about Avedon's early years and his transformative work for Harper's Bazaar and Vogue, among other topics.
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- In Copyright
- This video was produced by the Fashion Institute of Technology ("FIT") and is the property of FIT. FIT expressly prohibits the copying, displaying, or uploading to a website of any portion of this video, except for the purposes of fair use as defined in the copyright laws, without express written permission from FIT. This video has been made available online by the Fashion Institute of Technology Gladys Marcus Library strictly for research and educational purposes. If you are the copyright holder for content in this video and have any objections to this work being made available online, please notify us immediately at [email protected].
- Identifier
- FIT Repository ID: aod_000495
Citation
Fashion Institute of Technology. (2021, February 11). Fashion Culture: What Becomes a Legend Most: A Biography of Richard Avedon [Video]. Archive on Demand. https://archiveondemand.fitnyc.edu/item/23347
Fashion Institute of Technology. "Fashion Culture: What Becomes a Legend Most: A Biography of Richard Avedon." Archive on Demand, 11 Feb. 2021, https://archiveondemand.fitnyc.edu/item/23347
Fashion Institute of Technology, "Fashion Culture: What Becomes a Legend Most: A Biography of Richard Avedon," Archive on Demand, February 11, 2021, video, https://archiveondemand.fitnyc.edu/item/23347