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Biography |
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1923 |
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Born in New York, NY |
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1942 - 1944 |
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Served in the U.S. Merchant Marines |
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1985 |
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"Photographer of the Year," American Society of Magazine Photographers |
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1986 - 1987 |
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Certificate of Recognition, Visiting Artist, Harvard University |
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1989 |
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Honorary Doctorate, Royal College of Art, London, UK |
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1993 |
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"Master of Photography Award," International Center of Photography |
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1993 |
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Honorary Doctorate, Kenyon College, Ohio |
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1994 |
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"EVIDENCE" is awarded Prix Nadar by the Bibliotheque Nationale for "Best Photographic Book" |
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1994 |
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Honorary Doctorate, Parsons School of Design, New York |
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1996 |
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Humanitarian Award, Mental Health Association of New York City |
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1998 |
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Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Arts, Alliance for Young Artists & Writers |
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2000 |
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Photo District News: Most Influential Photographer of the Last Twenty Years |
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2003 |
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Royal Photographic Society, 150th Anniversary Medal |
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2003 |
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Arts & Business Council, Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Visual Arts |
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2003 |
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Americans for the Arts, National Arts Award: Lifetime Achievement |
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2004 |
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Died in Texas |
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Exhibitions |
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2007 |
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"Americans: Meisterwerke amerikanischer Fotografie von 1940 bis heute," Kunsthalle Wien (Halle 1, Halle 2), Vienna |
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2007 |
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"The Heartbeat of Fashion: Sammlung F. C. Gundlach," Deichtorhallen, Hamburg |
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2006 |
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"Eye of the Beholder," Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco, CA |
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2006 |
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"Brighton Photo Biennial," Brighton, UK |
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2006 |
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"In the American West: Photographs by Richard Avedon," Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OH |
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2006 |
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"American Icons," Corkin Shopland Gallery, Toronto, Ontario |
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2006 |
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"Rostros y Máscaras," Museo de Arte Abstracto Español, Cuenca |
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2005 |
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"Keeping Shadows: Photography from the Worcester Art Museum," Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ |
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2005 |
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"Hablando con las manos: Fotografías de la Colección Buhl," Museo Guggenheim de Arte Moderno y Contemporáneo, Bilbao |
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2005 |
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"From the Source: Fashion Photographs," Corkin Shopland Gallery, Toronto, Ontario |
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2005 |
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"Summer of Love Art of the Psychedelic Era," Tate Liverpool, Liverpool, UK |
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2005 |
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"FABULOUS PHOTOGRAPHIC EPHEMERA," The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, MN |
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2005 |
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"Richard Avedon," Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York, NY |
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2004 |
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"About Face: Photographic Portraits from the Collection," The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL |
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2004 |
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"Photography from the Book to the Museum," Museu Nacional dArt de Catalunya, Barcelona |
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2004 |
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"Das Wunder Mensch/Parameter of Life," Museum Moderner Kunst, Stiftung Wörlen, Passau |
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2003 |
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"A Clear Vision: Photographic Works from the F.C. Gundlach Collection," Deichtorhallen, Hamburg |
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2003 |
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"VANITY FAIR," Torch Gallery, Amsterdam |
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2003 |
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"Flesh Tones: 100 Years of the Nude," Robert Mann Gallery, New York, NY |
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2003 |
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"Richard Avedon: Andy Warhol and the Factory [1969], The Family [1976]," Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco, CA |
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2002 |
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"Transformer II," Air de Paris, Paris |
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2002 |
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"Richard Avedon: In the American West," Fundación La Caixa, CaixaForum, Barcelona |
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2002 |
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"Americans: Meisterwerke der amerikanischen Photographie," Museum Moderner Kunst, Stiftung Wörlen, Passau |
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2002 |
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"Accrochage d´hiver: Photographies contemporaines," Galerie Jérôme de Noirmont, Paris |
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2001 |
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"Dressing Up," Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, MA |
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2001 |
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"Richard Avedon: Made in France," Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco, CA |
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2001 |
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"Avedon’s American West," Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, TX |
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2001 |
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"Richard Avedon: In the American West," Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg, Wolfsburg |
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2001 |
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"The Contemporary Face: Von Pablo Picasso bis Alex Katz," Deichtorhallen, Hamburg |
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2001 |
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"More than One," Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York, NY |
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1999 - 2000 |
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Early Portraits, Fraenkel Gallery San Francisco, CA |
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1994 - 1995 |
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Richard Avedon: Evidence 1944-1994 (Retrospective), Whitney Museum of American Art New York, NY |
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1991 |
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Brandenburg Gate, East Berlin, New Year's Eve, December 31, 1989 - January 1, 1990, Carnegie Museum of Art Pittsburgh, PA |
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1985 |
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In the American West 1979-1984 (Portraits), Amon Carter Museum Fort Worth, TX |
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1980 |
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Avedon: Retrospective 1946-1980 (Portraits, reportage, fashion retrospective), University Art Museum Berkeley, CA |
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1978 |
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Avedon: Photographs 1947-1977, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, NY |
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1975 |
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Portraits 1969-1975, Marlborough Gallery New York, NY |
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1974 |
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Jacob Israel Avedon (Portraits of the photographer's father), Museum of Modern Art New York, NY |
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1970 |
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Richard Avedon (Portrait Retrospective 1945-1970), Minneapolis Institute of Arts Minneapolis, MN |
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1962 |
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Richard Avedon (Retrospective), Smithsonian Institution Washington, DC |
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