Week 2 - Alanna

I took this photo while walking by the Colosseum at night, although the photo is not perfect because it does have some "dust" spots I still really enjoy it.




Richard Avedon

Richard Avedon was born May 15^th, 1923. He was born and raised in New York City and began his career taking ID photos for the Merchant Marines. His first big break, however, came from Alexey Brodovitch who worked for Harper’s Bazaar. His images can be found in a number of well know magazines including: Life, Vogue, Interview, and was the first staff photographer at “The New Yorker”. He was known for not conforming to standard photography style; he enjoyed capturing all emotions of his subjects rather then plain stoic images. He published a book titled “The American West” which was critizized because of the manor in which it portrayed the American worker. However his other photobook “Evidence” won the prestigious award called the “Prix Nadar”. Some of the most famous moments captured by Avedon include the Civil Rights Movement, the fall of the Berlin wall, portraits of The Beatles and the electric Light Orchestra.

Richard continued to create works of art right up until his death in 2004. Although he is no longer with us his artwork continues to shine and can be found displayed in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Whitney Museum of Art, The Guggenheim Museum Bibao, and The museum of Fine Arts in Boston. His memory also continues on with The Richard Avedon Foundation, the main goal of the foundation is to promote his work and continue on his legacy by providing internships, class trips, and information to anyone who is interested in honoring Richard Avedon’s work.

Below is his famous portrait of The Beatles