Richard Avedon

Place: New York City

Born: 1923

Death: 2004

Biography:

Richard Avedon (May 15, 1923 – October 1, 2004) was an American fashion and portrait photographer. An obituary published in The New York Times said that "his fashion and portrait photographs helped define America's image of style, beauty and culture for the last half-century". Avedon was born in New York City, to a Jewish family. His father, Jacob ...