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Richard Avedon: The Harper's Bazaar Years

By (author) Richard Avedon

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The first book to showcase Richard Avedonâ€™s groundbreaking fashion photography from over two decades at Harperâ€™s Bazaar When twenty-one-year-old Richard Avedon worked his way into Harperâ€™s Bazaar at the end of 1944, Carmel Snow had already spent more than two decades in top fashion publishing and had led Harperâ€™s Bazaar as editor in chief for ten years. First at Vogue (1921â€“32), and then at Harperâ€™s Bazaar (1933â€“58), she discovered or recruited photographers Edward Steichen, Man Ray, Henri Cartier-Bresson, BrassaÃ¯, Lillian Bassman, and Irving Penn, among others. But from this exalted group, Richard Avedon would rise to the top, dominating Harperâ€™s Bazaar for more than twenty years during what is considered the golden age of the magazine. Richard Avedon: The Harperâ€™s Bazaar Years showcases both iconic and little-known photographs that defined two decades of style and creativity. It documents the magazineâ€™s most groundbreaking period, when, as Avedon later reflected, ""nobody could believe such a magazine existed."" The book includes a candid and never-before-published oral history that Avedon recorded on his years at the magazine, a critical essay by fashion insider Derek C. Blasberg, breakout features on multi-page gatefolds that explore key themes in Avedonâ€™s work, and a foreword by the current editor of Harperâ€™s Bazaar, Samira Nasr. Essential for fashion lovers, collectors, and anyone captivated by the art of photography, this book is a celebration of mid-century vision, innovation, and enduring style.