Evidence «1944-1994»

From Library Journal\nThis large-format book reproduces Avedon’s work to the highest standards, documenting his 50 years as a fashion and portrait photographer. Livingston presents a chronology and analysis of his work; Gopnik contributes a thorough biographical essay. With his brutally frank photographic style, Avedon (An Autobiography, LJ 10/15/93) influenced a generation of photographers. Either in his studio or on commission from major illustrated magazines, Avedon seems to have photographed nearly every notable celebrity of the 20th century. His images of everyday people are equally powerful, as exemplified by a series from Vietnam in 1971 and one on drifters and unemployed Americans. The book has a unique design, simultaneously providing an illustrated checklist of the 50-year retrospective exhibit at the Whitney Museum on which the book is based and an illustrated chronology of Avedon’s life and work. Those interested in Avedon’s career or in the fine arts will want this book, which supplements and interprets the Whitney exhibit. Highly recommended.\nKathleen Collins, New York Transit Museum Archives, Brooklyn\nCopyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.