San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 151 Third Street
San Francisco, California, United States
11 July - 29 November 2009
Widely considered one of the greatest American photographers, Richard Avedon was among the first to challenge the conventional boundaries between studio photography and reportage.
This exhibition presents more than 200 of his photographs, ranging from street scenes taken after World War II and images of the glamorous fashion world of 1950s Paris to a selection of his more recent and best-known works: portraits of artists, heads of state, and celebrities.
Avedon revolutionized celebrity portraiture by casting aside the stiffness and conventional poses typical of formal portraits in order to represent his often famous subjects as people with distinctive personalities.
This presentation, the first major retrospective since Avedon's death in 2004, celebrates his unique vision and integral place in the history of photography.
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