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Artist:Richard Avedon
Medium: Video
Running Time: 59 minutes
Produced By: RM Arts

Item #: 5972
Name: Darkness and Light
Price: $29.95

About this video...
In 1946, a young Richard Avedon startled postwar Paris--and Harper's Bazaar readers-with his fresh approach to fashion photography. His models were not statues, but alive with movement, vitality, and humor. Moving to Vogue, he continued to make fashion history: turning to portraiture, he became the New Yorker's f~rst-ever staff photographer. Avedon's tender, sometimes caustic portraits are now his signature. Gaze into the startled eyes of Isak Dinesen. Witness the sensuality of Nastassia Kinski wrapped in a snake. Sympathize with Dorothy Parker, her wit gone. Avedon, in a career spanning 50 years, has taken photography to a new plateau, elevating the art form to new heights. From the acclaimed PBS series American Masters