“Arbus/Avedon/Model: Selections From The LaSalle Collection”
This exhibit, 5/16/08 thru 9/7/08, brings together 3 of the important photographers of the 1960s – portraitists, Diane Arbus, Richard Avedon, and Lisette Model.
Arbus : (1923 – 1971) took pictures of people outside the “norm” – dwarves, giants, street people.
Avedon : (1923 – 2004) primarily known for his beautiful fashion photographs and celebrity portraits. (His photos were used on the Beatles “White Album”)
Model : (1901 – 1983) taught photography at the New School in NYC (one of her students was Diane Arbus). She was noted for her close up, revealing photos of the rich.
(Image: Marian Anderson, contralto – 6/30/55 , NYC, Richard Avedon)
ICP – 5/16 to 9/7/08
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