International Center of Photography
1133 6th Ave
212.857.0000
This event has passed.
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May 15, 2009 – Sep 6, 2009
Daily
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$12
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For photographer Richard Avedon, the decisive moment came as a flash of mischief. Picture: two lovely femmes, their coated backs shielding them from the camera, sharing a smoke and a secret. Or, as so often in the New Yorker's unprecedented portfolio, a haute model caught in some spontaneous act (leaping counts as a favorite). Starting today, the ICP presents over 200 of his sophisticated photographs alongside contact sheets, magazine layouts, and other materials from the vault in this comprehensive survey. Whether shot for the glossy pages of Harper's Bazaar or Vogue (or even The New Yorker, where he was its first staff photographer), Avedon's predominantly black-and-white images freeze-frame a uniquely dynamic appreciation of fashion.
