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Woman in the Mirror (2005 Hardcover) Anne Hollander & Richard Avedon
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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 9780810959620
- Book Title
- Woman in the Mirror
- Publisher
- Abrams, Inc.
- Item Length
- 14 in
- Publication Year
- 2005
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1.2 in
- Genre
- Photography
- Topic
- Subjects & Themes / Portraits & Selfies, Individual Photographers / General, Subjects & Themes / Fashion
- Item Weight
- 86.2 Oz
- Item Width
- 11 in
- Number of Pages
- 256 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Abrams, Inc.
ISBN-10
0810959623
ISBN-13
9780810959620
eBay Product ID (ePID)
46753179
Product Key Features
Book Title
Woman in the Mirror
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Subjects & Themes / Portraits & Selfies, Individual Photographers / General, Subjects & Themes / Fashion
Publication Year
2005
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Photography
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
86.2 Oz
Item Length
14 in
Item Width
11 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2005-012645
Dewey Edition
22
Grade From
Eighth Grade
Grade To
College Graduate Student
Dewey Decimal
779/.24/092
Synopsis
Richard Avedon redefined portrait and fashion photography in the 20th century. In the 1940s Avedon burst onto the fashion scene, infusing his photographs with touches of realism and the fantastic. His images were among the first to replace the stiff poses of the past with energetic action scenes that commanded the pages of Harper's Bazaar and Vogue magazines from the mid-'40s through the 1980s. He took his models out of the studios and brought them to cafes and casinos, posing them with well-dressed escorts. His models nuzzled elephants, stood amongst circus performers, and leapt like gymnasts. As his career progressed, Avedon developped a deceptively simple studio portrait style, which he would continue throughout his life. With uncompromising directness, he portrayed his subjects against a white background, with no extraneous details to distract from the essential specificity of face, gaze, dress, and gesture. This challenging innovation, coupled with the artist's intense interest in his subjects and mastery of his craft, resulted in mesmerizing portraits, among them Marilyn Monroe, Anna Magnani, Suzy Parker, Tina Turner, Stephanie Seymour, and many more., An incisive essay by art historian Anne Hollander offers an overview of Avedon's images of women. He was able to create an unparalleled view of women in his time, a tumultuous half century of rapidly changing social facts, cultural ideals, popular styles, and high fashion., Among the significant projects of the last year of his life, Richard Avedon (1923-2004) completed a book of his photographs of women. Always transcending categorization--he was both a fashion photographer and known as a "poet of portraiture"--Avedon was interested in seeing how elemental facts of modern life and human existence were reflected in his work. And what could be more elemental than women, who have mesmerized artists across the centuries?Looking at his work in this way, Avedon was able to create an unparalleled view of women in his time, a tumultuous half century of rapidly changing social facts, cultural ideals, popular styles, and high fashion. As an artist, Avedon was deeply responsive to nuances of expression, gesture, and comportment, and his photographs unfailingly opened a window to the interior lives of his subjects. These ranged from celebrities (Marilyn Monroe), artists (Marguerite Duras, June Leaf), and high-fashion models (Suzy Parker, Dovima) to anonymous people that simply drew his attention. Like the best of art and literature, they evoke rich lives and complex experiences.An incisive essay by art historian Anne Hollander offers an overview of a half century of Avedon's images of women.
LC Classification Number
TR681.W6A94 2005
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