biography of Richard AVEDON (1923-2004)

Personal data


Birth : 1923 - New York NY New York, United States
Sex : M
Nationality/Affiliation : United States

Address

New York NY New York, United States

Representatives

Galerie Johannes Faber – Brahmsplatz 7 – Vienna, Austria

Professional data


Work and Life

1992:Works for the New Yorker magazine

Work


Categorie and medium


Photography : Bromoil gelatin silver print - Gelatin silver print

Subject

fashion
portrait

Movements and styles

Fashion Photography

Works

Ronald Fischer, beekeeper
Date of creation : 1981
Medium : Gelatin silver print
Size : 151 x 120 cm
 
Andy Warhol, artist
Date of creation : 1969
Medium : Gelatin silver print
Size : 154 x 124 cm
 
Marilyn Monroe, actress
Date of creation : 1957
Medium : Gelatin silver print
Size : 57 x 59 cm
 

Solo Exhibitions (Selected)


Solo exhibitions

2002

Centro José Guerrero – Granada, Spain
03/2002

Portraits
The Metropolitan Museum of Art – New York NY, United States
09/26/2002 – 01/05/2003

2001

A Small selection
Galerie Rudolf Kicken – Berlin, Germany
07/14/2001 – 09/25/2001

1995

The National Portrait Gallery – London, United Kingdom
1995

1994

Richard Avedon Evidence 1944-1994
Whitney Museum of American Art – New York NY, United States
1994 – 1995

1986

In the American West
SFMOMA San Francisco Museum of Modern Art – San Francisco CA, United States
1986

1979

Avedon: Photographs 1947-77
Dallas Museum of Art – Dallas TX, United States
1979

1978

Avedon: Photographs 1947-77
The Metropolitan Museum of Art – New York NY, United States
1978

1975

Marlborough Gallery – New York NY, United States
1975

1962

Smithsonian Institute – Washington DC, United States
1962

Group Exhibitions (Selected)


Art shows / fairs

2006

Paris Photo n°10
Carrousel du Louvre – Paris, France
11/16/2006 – 11/19/2006
Represented by : Camera Work GmbH – Kantstrasse 149 – Berlin, Germany

2005

Paris Photo n°9
Paris, France
11/17/2005 – 11/20/2005
Represented by : Staley + Wise Gallery – Suite 305 560 Broadway – New York NY, United States

2004

Art 35 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/16/2004 – 06/21/2004
Represented by : Fraenkel Gallery – 4th floor 49 Geary Street – San Francisco CA, United States

2003

Art Basel Miami Beach
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/04/2003 – 12/07/2003
Represented by : Corkin/Shopland – 55 Mill str., Bulding 61 – Toronto ON, Canada

Paris Photo, n°7
Carrousel du Louvre – Paris, France
11/13/2003 – 11/16/2003
Represented by : Michael Hoppen Gallery – 1st floor 3 Jubilee Place – London, United Kingdom

Art 34 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/18/2003 – 06/23/2003
Represented by : Fraenkel Gallery – 4th floor 49 Geary Street – San Francisco CA, United States

Art Chicago 2003
Navy Pier’s Festival Hall – Chicago IL, United States
05/09/2003 – 05/12/2003
Represented by : Lee Marks Fine Art – 2208 East 350N – Shelbyville IN, United States

2002

Paris Photo, n°6
Carrousel du Louvre – Paris, France
11/14/2002 – 11/17/2002

AIPAD Photography Show
Americas Hall – New York NY, United States
02/15/2002 – 02/17/2002
Represented by : Staley + Wise Gallery – Suite 305 560 Broadway – New York NY, United States

2001

Paris Photo, n°5
Carrousel du Louvre – Paris, France
11/15/2001 – 11/18/2001
Represented by : Staley + Wise Gallery – Suite 305 560 Broadway – New York NY, United States

FIAC, n°28
Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles – Paris, France
10/10/2001 – 10/15/2001
Represented by : Galerie Françoise Paviot – 57 Rue Sainte-Anne – Paris, France

Art Forum Berlin, n° 6
Messegelände Berlin / Exhibition Grounds Berlin – Berlin, Germany
10/03/2001 – 10/07/2001
Represented by : Kicken Berlin – Linienstrasse 155 – Berlin, Germany

AIPAD Photography Show
New York NY, United States
02/16/2001 – 02/18/2001
Represented by : Keith de Lellis Gallery – 47 East 68th Street – New York NY, United States

2000

Paris Photo, n° 4
Carrousel du Louvre – Paris, France
11/16/2000 – 11/19/2000
Represented by : Michael Hoppen Gallery – 1st floor 3 Jubilee Place – London, United Kingdom

Photo San Francisco, n° 1
Fort Mason – San Francisco CA, United States
07/27/2000 – 07/30/2000
Represented by : Lee Marks Fine Art – 2208 East 350N – Shelbyville IN, United States

1999

Artpalmbeach – Modern & Contemporary Art Fair
International Pavilion of the Palm Beaches – West Palm Beach FL, United States
03/10/1999 – 03/15/1999
Represented by : Jane Corkin Gallery – 55 Mill street, Bulding 61 – Toronto ON, Canada


Group exhibitions

2002

Richard Avedon, Pablo Murcia Arnedo
Palacio de los Condes de Gabia – Granada, Spain
03/2002

1996

Une Aventure Contemporaine, la photographie 1955-1995
La Maison Européenne de la Photographie – Paris, France
04/17/1996 – 06/16/1996

Bibliography (Selected)


On the artist


Dictionaries

1999

Who Was Who in American Art 1564-1975 – 400 years of Artists in America
Publisher: Sound View Press – 859 Boston Post Rd. – Madison CT, United States
Director of publication: Falk Peter – 859 Boston Post Rd. – Madison CT, United States
1999
ISBN : 0932087558


Periodicals

2002

Arte y Parte n° 37
Santander, Spain
02/2002-03/2002

Richard Avedon : Portraits – New York
in: Paris Photo Magazine International n° 22 p. 12
Paris, France
09/2002-10/2002

HÉNEAU Marc – Ce grand maître du portrait très près
in: Art Actuel n° 23 p. 64
Paris, France
11/2002-12/2002

Legals