“As a history museum holding a vast and exceptional collection of photography, we are pleased to reveal how fine art provides a key lens to understand and explore the nation’s complicated history,” said Anthea M. The themes of Music, Weddings, Change, Fear, Women’s Words and Your Moral Compass will allow audiences the ability to connect personal experience with the historical content presented throughout. “(re) Framing Conversations” will invite visitors to travel throughout the exhibition in a direction of their choosing.
Initially associated with high fashion and high society, Avedon moved seamlessly in and out of Manhattan’s social echelons from uptown to downtown, yet he was emotionally and professionally invested in cultural awareness, social and political issues, impact and authenticity. Magazines such as Look, Life, The New Yorker and Esquire followed, with covers, advertisements and editorial features.įame gave him a platform, and photography gave him a medium. He first made his mark in the pages of Harper’s Bazaar. Twenty Richard Avedon images spanning two decades, curated from the Smithsonian’s extensive photo history collection, will be on display in the exhibition through fall 2023.Īvedon (1923–2004) was one of the 20th century’s most influential photographers. 9, “(re) Framing Conversations: Photographs by Richard Avedon, 1946–1965” will debut at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History.
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