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Richard Avedon 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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Named Photographer of the Year, American Society of Magazine Photographers
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1986 - 1987 |
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Recipient, Certificate of Recognition, Visiting Artist, Harvard University
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1989 |
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Awarded Honorary Doctorate, Royal College of Art, London, UK
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1993 |
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Recipient, Master of Photography Award, International Center of Photography
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1993 |
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Awarded 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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Awarded Honorary Doctorate, Parsons School of Design, New York
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1996 |
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Recipient Humanitarian Award, Mental Health Association of New York City
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1998 |
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Recipient Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Arts, Alliance for Young Artists & Writers
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2000 |
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Awarded Photo District News: Most Influential Photographer of the Last Twenty Years
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2003 |
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Recipient Royal Photographic Society, 150th Anniversary Medal
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2003 |
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Recipient Arts & Business Council, Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Visual Arts
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2003 |
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Recipient Americans for the Arts, National Arts Award: Lifetime Achievement
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| Selected 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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