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1923
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Born, New York City.
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1929-1941
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Attended P.S. 6, De Witt Clinton High School, and Columbia University.
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1942-1944
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Served in the U.S. Merchant Marines.
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1994
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EVIDENCE is awarded the Prix Nadar by the Bibliotheque Nationale for the best photographic book of 1994.
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1996
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Mental Health Association of New York City, Humanitarian Award.
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1998
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The Alliance for Young Artists & Writers Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Arts.
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2000
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Deutsches Centrum für Photographie, Berlin Photography Prize 2000.
Photo District News: Most Influential Photographer.
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, New York, Lifetime Achievement Award.
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2001
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Inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
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2003
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Royal Photographic Society, 150th Anniversary Medal.
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Arts & Business Council, Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Visual Arts.
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Americans for the Arts, National Arts Award: Lifetime Achievement.
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2004
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Dies, 1 October, San Antonio, Texas, while on assignment for The New Yorker magazine.
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2005
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The Richard Avedon Foundation is established.
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