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Richard Avedon

1923 - 2004

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Richard Avedon (May 15, 1923 – October 1, 2004) was an American fashion and portrait photographer. He worked for Harper's Bazaar, Vogue and Elle specializing in capturing movement in still pictures of fashion, theater and dance. An obituary published in The New York Times said that "his fashion and portrait photographs helped define America's image of style, beauty and culture for the last half-century". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Avedon is the 24th most popular photographer (down from 23rd in 2019), the 2,314th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,882nd in 2019) and the 5th most popular American Photographer.

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Among photographers, Richard Avedon ranks 24 out of 148. Before him are Nobuyoshi Araki, Elliott Erwitt, Gunter Sachs, Diane Arbus, Alfred Stieglitz, and Josef Koudelka. After him are August Sander, Irving Penn, André Kertész, Carl Van Vechten, Nan Goldin, and Guillermo Kahlo.

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Among people born in 1923, Richard Avedon ranks 90. Before him are Glynis Johns, Reinhart Koselleck, Robert Maxwell, Leonid Gaidai, Stig Dagerman, and Lola Flores. After him are Zarifa Aliyeva, Gyula Lóránt, Sergey Akhromeyev, Yvonne Choquet-Bruhat, Hank Williams, and Ernest Mandel. Among people deceased in 2004, Richard Avedon ranks 67. Before him are Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev, Julia Child, Uta Hagen, Nino Manfredi, Johnny Ramone, and Elmer Bernstein. After him are Roque Máspoli, Nikolai Chernykh, Boris Trajkovski, Fanny Blankers-Koen, Miki Matsubara, and Marika Rökk.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Richard Avedon ranks 2,314 out of 20,380. Before him are Chris Mullin (1963), Phil Jackson (1945), Arthur Blake (1872), Raoul Walsh (1887), Craig T. Nelson (1944), and Helen Frankenthaler (1928). After him are Peter Cooper (1791), Bridget Fonda (1964), Armand Assante (1949), Liv Tyler (1977), Richard Jordan Gatling (1818), and Joey Ramone (1951).

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Among PHOTOGRAPHERS In United States

Among photographers born in United States, Richard Avedon ranks 5. Before him are Vivian Maier (1926), Annie Leibovitz (1949), Diane Arbus (1923), and Alfred Stieglitz (1864). After him are Irving Penn (1917), Carl Van Vechten (1880), Nan Goldin (1953), William Klein (1928), Robert Mapplethorpe (1946), Berenice Abbott (1898), and Lewis Hine (1874).

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