Richard Avedon

That's the second part, a continuation of the first.

Richard was born into a Jewish family, but it has Russian roots, his ancestors emigrated from Russia in the 14th century. He dreamed of becoming a poet since childhood, and even in 1941, won the poetry competition of high schools in New York, but fate decreed otherwise.





Sophia Loren and Richard Avedon, 1966




Mia Farrow, 1966. It was from her Woody Allen went to her adopted daughter after 12 years of relations.





Veruschka New York in January 1967. The daughter of German aristocrats, and told everyone that from Russia, so came up with a such an exotic name)))))



She's in 1966.


The picture is called "Meeting" October 15, 1963)))) We decided pobotat.


Cyd Charisse, 1961. The American dancer and actress. Already in 1952 she has insured her legs for 5 million dollars, it was the highest amount of insurance in those years.



Slipper (design from Perugia). Paris Trocadero in August. 1948


Dorian Leigh. 1949. One of the first models, which received wide acclaim.




Dorian Leigh and cyclist. Paris 1949


Suzy Parker, Paris, 1952. Susie sister Dorian Leigh, it is younger than her 12 years. Susie was 15 years old when Dorian (was already very well known) arranged for Suzie meeting in a modeling agency, and later she would be an actress.


Susan and Robin Tattersall, Moulin Rouge, Paris, 1957. The first part was another very nice sharing their photos.




Suzy Parker, in August. 1956




Suzy Parker, Robin Tattersall and Gardner McKay. 1956


Katharine Hepburn. New York March 2, 1955. Katherine way 4 Oscars, more than anyone else.


Coco Coco 1958


Brigitte Bardot in the Paris studio of 27 January. 1959


Dovima. Paris in January. 1955 was the muse of fashion houses like Christian Dior, Yves Saint-Laurent.


Dovima, 1950. It was the highest paid model, $ 75 per hour.


Richard called her "the most amazing and unusual beauty of its time." A photograph made her popular "Dovima with elephants" (it is in the 1st part) was sold at Christie's auction for 841.000 €.

Dovima. Egypt in January. 1951


By the way, she played in the movie with Audrey "Funny Face." (The picture is not from the movie)


Alfred Hitchcock, March 16, 1956


Marlene Dietrich. Paris Ritz in August 1955


Audrey Hepburn (and Art Buhvold Simon, Barbara Mullen, Frederick Eberstadt and Reginald Kernan) (evening dresses from Balmain, Dior and Pato) in August. 1959


Maria Callas, 1970. What it has here his eyes !!! I see them in pain and anger, and surprise. Luxury Self.


Karita Mattila. 1975


Veruschka, 1972




Nastassja Kinski, 1982


Stephanie Seymour in a photo shoot by Richard Avedon, 1994


She's in the 90s.










Lisa Bigelow and Alfred Leslie, 1960. I do not know who they are))))


Maya Plisetskaya. 1966


Children Pablo Picasso, Claude and Paloma Picasso. Paris, January 25, 1966


The killer Dick Hickock. Kansas, Garden city on April 15. 1960. Note on the face, like two different people, which is characteristic of the killers.


Singer Janis Joplin. Texas, Port Arthur 1969


Tilly Tizzani, 1964. The well-known at the time the model.


Wife of Richard Avedon, Evelayn Avedon. New York, July 23, 1975


Father Richard, Jacob Israel Avedon, 1975.


Tina Turner, 1971


Bianca Jagger, 1972


Sunny Harnett, 1954. The model and actress also starred in "Funny Face».


Sunny Harnett. Paris Casino Le Touquet


The singer Marian Anderson. New York June 30, 1955


Marc Chagall, 1959


Duke and Duchess of Windsor. New York. Waldorf Astoria, Room 28A. The picture was taken in a hotel))))


The Duke of Windsor abdicated in 1936, and became heir of George the Sixth, who was a stutterer (Colin Firth, "The King's Speech"). There are 2 reasons for his abdication, he was in love with and married a divorced American Wallis Simpson (pictured), and he said: "I have found it impossible ... to serve as king without the help and support of the woman I love"; the second reason - love was all cover his unhealthy sympathy for Hitler, and therefore denied. In life, they have the reputation of disgusting and senseless pair. Avedon wanted to show them to others, and before you click the shutter, lied on the way to him to shoot his dog run over by a taxi. Richard Avedon: "They loved dogs more than they love the Jews».

Eliza Daniels 1948


Eliza Daniels and street performer, Paris 1948


Christian Berard and Rene 1947


George Hamilton, 1953


Elise Daniels and Monique hats by Schiaparelli, 1948


Margot McKendry and rank Machado, 1961


"Everyone knows the photographs that he photographed. Therefore, it is unnatural, it inevitably creates an image of himself. But there is also my view. My "I" enters into a relationship with a "cooked" personality model. The answer is obtained by - a derivative of the interactions that take place in the studio. This chemical process ».

Danny Weil, 1962. Writer.


Ingrid Bergman, 1962


Mikhail Baryshnikov and twill Sarp (also a dancer) 1975


Ingrid Boulting, 1970


Natalia Semanova 1998


Kate Moss, 1998


Maurizio Castellana, 2004. One of the last photos.


Christy Turlington


John F. Kennedy and his daughter Caroline. She is the only child of their fourth survivor, all the rest have died ((((




The pictures that I have not found the name and model ((((


Most likely from advertising clothes.




It looks like something on Veruschka




It seems like Suzy Parker


Richard Avedon and Fred Astaire at work, there is no interference)))


He also had such images))))


Richard Avedon: "Surprise me. Each image must be amazing! »