Richard Avedon: Portraits of Power

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Richard Avedon, America's preeminent portraitist & fashion photographer, photographed the many faces of politics throughout his career. This volume brings together Avedon's political portraits for the first time. Juxtaposing images of elite government, media & labor officials with counter-cultural activists, writers & artists, as well as ordinary citizens caught up in national debates, it offers a five-decade taxonomy of politics & power. The book features several of Avedon's extended projects addressing these themes, among them the civil rights struggle, the Vietnam war & anti-war movement. 200 b&w photos.