What Becomes a Legend Most: A Biography of Richard Avedon

by Philip Gefter

Book Overview

"Wise and ebullient." - Dwight Garner, The New York Times

The first definitive biography of Richard Avedon, a monumental photographer of the twentieth century, from award-winning photography critic Philip Gefter.

In his acclaimed portraits, Richard Avedon captured the iconic figures of the twentieth century in his starkly bold, intimately minimal, and forensic visual style. Concurrently, his work for...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0062442716
• ISBN13: 9780062442710
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: Harper
• Length: 672 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.2" x 6.1" x 9.2"