Woman in the Mirror

Auteur

-Richard Avedon's many books have set a standard for photographic publishing, having redefined fashion photography. -Anne Hollander is a New York-based art historian and critic. She is the author Feeding the Eye Sex and Suits - The Evolution of Modern Dress, and Seeing Through Clothes.

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An incisive essay by art historian Anne Hollander offers an overview of Avedon's images of women. He was able to create an unparalleled view of women in his time, a tumultuous half century of rapidly changing social facts, cultural ideals, popular styles, and high fashion.

Résumé
Richard Avedon redefined portrait and fashion photography in the 20th century. In the 1940s Avedon burst onto the fashion scene, infusing his photographs with touches of realism and the fantastic.