What becomes a legend most : a biography of Richard Avedon
A portrait of the twentieth-century photographer examines how Avedon endured intense personal and professional discrimination to join an influential group of artists who transformed women's culture.
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- ISBN: 9780062442710
- Physical Description 672 pages ; 23 cm
- Publisher [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2020.
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What Becomes a Legend Most : A Biography of Richard Avedon
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Table of Contents
What Becomes a Legend Most : A Biography of Richard Avedon
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction | p. xi | |
| 1 | Pictures at an Exhibition (1975) | p. 1 |
| 2 | Keeping Up Appearances (1923-1936) | p. 18 |
| 3 | Premature Sophisticates (1936-1942) | p. 44 |
| 4 | The Mentors and Their Prodigy (1942-1945) | p. 74 |
| 5 | Eau de Paris (1946-1948) | p. 106 |
| 6 | The Proscenium Stage (1948-1952) | p. 138 |
| 7 | Le Cirque d'Hiver (1953-1957) | p. 166 |
| 8 | On Borrowed Wings (1957-1959) | p. 194 |
| 9 | The New Decade (1960-1962) | p. 220 |
| 10 | Fire in the Belly (1963-1965) | p. 254 |
| 11 | Tuning In (1965-1967) | p. 286 |
| 12 | A Walk on the Wild Side (1968-1970) | p. 320 |
| 13 | Close to Home (1970-1971) | p. 358 |
| 14 | Fathers and Sons (1970-1974) | p. 385 |
| 15 | The Closet Door (1974-1976) | p. 410 |
| 16 | Museum Piece (1977-1980) | p. 436 |
| 17 | A Balance of Opposites (1981-1985) | p. 463 |
| 18 | The Years of His Discontent (1986-1992) | p. 489 |
| 19 | Renewal (1992-1996) | p. 515 |
| 20 | The Elegant Denouement (1998-2004) | p. 544 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 571 | |
| Notes | p. 575 | |
| Selected Bibliography | p. 619 | |
| Illustration Credits | p. 623 | |
| Index | p. 625 |
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