{"title":"Richard Avedon","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"richard-avedon-immortal-portraits-of-aging-1951-2004","title":"Richard Avedon Immortal: Portraits of Aging, 1951-2004","description":"\u003cp\u003ePhotographs by Richard Avedon\u003cbr\u003eEdited by Paul Roth, with an introduction by Adam Gopnik and contributions from Vince Aletti and Gaëlle Morel\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn unflinching exploration of aging from one of the twentieth century’s most influential photographers\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor more than half a century, Richard Avedon sought to represent advancing age in the faces of the people he photographed. From his earliest years at Harper’s Bazaar and Vogue through to the twenty-first century, Avedon routinely and audaciously broke the rule of flattering public personalities in his portraits. 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Working with a talented cadre of models, copy writers, and art directors, Avedon made images that enticed consumers to embrace the new, especially in the areas of fashion and beauty, with campaigns for Revlon, Chanel, Calvin Klein, Dior, and Versace, among many others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAvedon Advertising\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003etells this story, reproducing memorable ads that range from the buoyant 1940s and 1950s, when postwar prosperity opened up new experiences to consumers; through the explosive '60s; and into the era defined by\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003ecelebrity-driven global branding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis volume presents many of Avedon's most celebrated advertising photographs in one comprehensive collection. 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