American · 1923–2004
Richard Avedon
Richard Avedon was an American fashion and portrait photographer.
Dovima with Elephants, Evening Dress by Dior, Cirque d'Hiver, Paris
August 1955 · Minneapolis Institute of Art
Marilyn Monroe, Actress
May 6, 1957 · Minneapolis Institute of Art
Lew Alcindor, basketball player, 61st Street and Amsterdam Avenue, New York, May 2, 1963
1963 (printed 1990) · Minneapolis Institute of Art
Noto, Sicily
September 4, 1947 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Charles Chaplin Leaving America
September 13, 1952 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Marella Agnelli, New York
December 1953 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Gloria Vanderbilt
December 1954 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Sunny Harnett, Turban and Evening Dress by Dior, Théâtre Marigny, Paris
June 1954 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Marian Anderson, Contralto, New York
June 30, 1955 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Dovima with Elephants, Evening Dress by Dior, Cirque d’Hiver, Paris
August 1955 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor, Waldorf Astoria, Suite 28A, New York
April 16, 1957 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Marilyn Monroe, actress, New York
May 6, 1957 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Ezra Pound, Poet
June 30, 1958 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Isak Dinesen, Writer
April 9, 1958 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Marcel Duchamp, artist, New York
January 31, 1958 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Gabrielle Chanel, couturière, Paris
March 6, 1958 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Brigitte Bardot
January 1959 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Reverend Martin Cyril D'Arcy, S.J., New York
January 10, 1959 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Kennedy
April 29, 1961 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Contessa Christina Paolozzi, Hair by Kenneth, New York
June 1961 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Dolores Guiness, Hair by Alexandre, Paris Studio
November 1961 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Killer Joe Piro, dance teacher, New York
January 3, 1962 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Allen Ginsberg and Peter Orlovsky, poets, New York City
December 30, 1963 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Malcolm X, Black Nationalist leader, New York
March 27, 1963 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee Headed by Julien Bond, Atlanta, Georgia
March 23, 1963 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
The Generals of the Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Convention, Mayflower Hotel, Washington D. C.
October 15, 1963 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Lew Alcindor, basketball player, New York
May 2, 1963 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Dwight David Eisenhower, President of the United States, Palm Springs, California
January 31, 1964 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Jacquetta, Lady Eliot
January 1965 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Bob Dylan, singer, New York
February 10, 1965 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Veruschka, dress by Bill Blass, New York
January 1967 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Penelope Tree, mask by Ungaro, Paris
January 1968 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Twiggy, hair by Ara Gallant, Paris
January 1968 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Jacob Israel Avedon, Sarasota, Florida
October 1969 to August 1973 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Jacob Israel Avedon, Sarasota, Florida
October 1969 to August 1973 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Andy Warhol, artist, New York
August 20, 1969 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Jacob Israel Avedon, Sarasota, Florida
October 1969 to August 1973 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Jacob Israel Avedon, Sarasota, Florida
October 1969 to August 1973 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Andy Warhol and Members of The Factory, New York
October 30, 1969 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Jacob Israel Avedon, Sarasota, Florida
October 1969 to August 1973 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Jacob Israel Avedon, Sarasota, Florida
October 1969 to August 1973 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Jacob Israel Avedon, Sarasota, Florida
October 1969 to August 1973 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Jacob Israel Avedon, Sarasota, Florida
October 1969 to August 1973 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
The Chicago Seven: Lee Weiner, John Fronies, Abbie Hoffman, Rennie Davis, Jerry Rubin, Tom Hayden, Dave Dellinger. Chicago
September 25, 1969 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Ingrid Boulting, coat by Dior, Paris Studio
January 1970 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Alexey Brodovitch, Graphic Designer, Le Thor, France
February 9, 1970 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
François Truffaut and Jean-Pierre Leaud, film director and actor, Paris
June 20, 1971 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
The Mission Council. Left to right: Hawthorne Q. Mills, Mission Coordinator; Ernest J. Colantonio, Counselor of Embassy for Administrative Affairs; Edward J. Nickel, Minister Counselor for Public Affairs; John E. McGowan, Minister Counselor for Press, affairs; George D. Jacobson, assistant chief of staff; General Creighton W. Abrams, commander United States Military Assistance Command, Vietnam; Ambassador Ellsworth Bunker; Deputy Ambassador Samuel D. Berger; John R. Mossler, minister director, United, States Agency for International Development; Charles A. Cooper, minister counselor for economic affairs; Laurin B. Askew, counselor of Embassy for Political Affairs. Saigon, South Vietnam
April 27, 1971 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Willem de Kooning
1971 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Oscar Levant, pianist, Beverly Hills, California
April 12, 1972 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
John Ford, film director, Bel Air, California
April 11, 1972 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Robert Frank, photographer, Mabou Mines, Nova Scotia
July 17, 1975 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Evelyn Avedon, wife of photographer, New York
July 23, 1975 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Rose Mary Woods, secretary, Washington D.C.
July 30, 1975 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
John Szarkowski, Curator, New York
July 30, 1975 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
James Galanos, fashion designer, New York
August 10, 1975 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Carl Hoefert, unemployed black jack dealer, Reno, Nevada, August 30, 1983
1983 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Untitled from Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror
1984 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Lee Friedlander, photographer, New City, New York
May 24, 2002 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Untitled (woman with black cloak and hat)
c. 1950 · Not on view · Whitney Museum of American Art
Charles Chaplin, Actor
1952 · Not on view · Minneapolis Institute of Art
Charles Chaplin, New York City
1952 · Not on view · Minneapolis Institute of Art
Buster Keaton, Comedian
1952 · Not on view · Minneapolis Institute of Art
Humphrey Bogart, Actor
1953 · Not on view · Minneapolis Institute of Art
Jimmy Durante, Comedian
1953 · Not on view · Minneapolis Institute of Art
Dovima with Elephants, Evening Dress by Dior, Cirque d'Hiver, Paris
August 1955, printed 1979 · Not on view · Art Institute of Chicago
Dovima with Elephants, Cirque d'Hiver, Paris
1955 · Not on view · Whitney Museum of American Art
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor, New York City
1957 · Not on view · Art Institute of Chicago
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor
1957 · Not on view · Minneapolis Institute of Art
Isak Dinesen, Writer
1958 · Not on view · Minneapolis Institute of Art
Ezra Pound, Poet
1958 · Not on view · Minneapolis Institute of Art
Marianne Moore, Poetess
1958 · Not on view · Minneapolis Institute of Art
René Clair, Director
1958 · Not on view · Minneapolis Institute of Art
Portrait of Georges Braque and Wife
1959 · Not on view · Minneapolis Institute of Art
The Vicomtesse Jacqueline de Ribes and Raymundo de Larrain, New York
1961, printed 1962 · Not on view · Whitney Museum of American Art
Allen Ginsberg, poet, New York City
1963, printed 1964 · Not on view · Whitney Museum of American Art
Times Square, New York City, November 22, 1963
November 22, 1963, printed 2003 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art
Dwight David Eisenhower, President of the United States
1964 · Not on view · Minneapolis Institute of Art
Jasper Johns, artist, New York City, January 15, 1965
1965 · Not on view · Whitney Museum of American Art
John Lennon
1967 · Not on view · Whitney Museum of American Art
Paul McCartney
1967 (published 1968) · Not on view · Minneapolis Institute of Art
John Lennon
1967 (published 1968) · Not on view · Minneapolis Institute of Art
George Harrison
1967 (published 1968) · Not on view · Minneapolis Institute of Art
Ringo Starr
1967 (published 1968) · Not on view · Minneapolis Institute of Art
The Chicago Seven, Chicago
September 25, 1969 · Not on view · Art Institute of Chicago
Andy Warhol, Artist, New York City
August 20, 1969, printed 1975 · Not on view · Art Institute of Chicago
who has a better right to oppose the war?
1969 · Not on view · Whitney Museum of American Art
who has a better right to oppose the war?
1969 · Not on view · Whitney Museum of American Art
Portrait of June Leaf, Mabou Mines, Nova Scotia
July 1975 · Not on view · Art Institute of Chicago
James Galanos, Fashion Designer, New York City
August 10, 1975 · Not on view · Art Institute of Chicago
Donald Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, Washington, DC
May 7, 1976 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art
Henry Kissinger, Secretary of State, Washington, DC
June 2, 1976 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art
Gerald Ford, President of the United States, Washington, DC
March 18, 1976 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art
Hubert Humphrey, US Senator, Minnesota, Washington, DC
March 12, 1976 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art
Frank Church, US Senator, Idaho, Washington, DC
March 1, 1976 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art
Edmund Muskie, US Senator, Maine, Washington, DC
March 1, 1976 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art