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Richard Avedon: Photographs 1946-2004

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    Richard Avedon, Twiggy, hair by Ara Gallant, Paris studio, January, 1968; © 2009 The Richard Avedon Foundation

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    Richard Avedon, Björk, musician, New York, June 2, 2004; © 2009 The Richard Avedon Foundation

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    Richard Avedon, Bob Dylan, musician, Central Park, New York, February 10, 1965; © 2009 The Richard Avedon Foundation

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    Richard Avedon, Richard Avedon with Twiggy, Paris studio, April 1967; © 2009 The Richard Avedon Foundation

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    Richard Avedon, Dovima with elephants, evening dress by Dior, Cirque d'Hiver, Paris, August 1955; © 2009 The Richard Avedon Foundation

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    Richard Avedon, Richard Avedon, self-portrait, Provo, Utah, August 20, 1980; © 2009 The Richard Avedon Foundation

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    Richard Avedon, Willem de Kooning, painter, Springs, Long Island, New York, August 18, 1969; © 2009 The Richard Avedon Foundation

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    Richard Avedon, Marilyn Monroe, actor, New York, May 6, 1957; © 2009 The Richard Avedon Foundation

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    Richard Avedon, Katharine Hepburn, actor, New York, March 2, 1955; © 2009 The Richard Avedon Foundation

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    Richard Avedon, Charles Chaplin, leaving America, New York, September 13, 1952; © 2009 The Richard Avedon Foundation

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    Richard Avedon, Dorian Leigh, hat by Paulette, Paris studio, August 1949; © 2009 The Richard Avedon Foundation

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    Richard Avedon, Marian Anderson, contralto, New York, June 30, 1955; © 2009 The Richard Avedon Foundation

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    Richard Avedon, Cesar Chavez, founder, United Farm Workers Union, Keene, California, June 27, 1976; © 2009 The Richard Avedon Foundation

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    Richard Avedon, Boyd Fortin, thirteen year old rattlesnake skinner, Sweetwater, Texas, March 10, 1979; © 2009 The Richard Avedon Foundation

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    Richard Avedon, Janis Joplin, singer, Port Arthur, Texas, August 28. 1969; © 2009 The Richard Avedon Foundation

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