Drawn from the Richard Avedon collection at the Center for Creative Photography, Richard Avedon: Relationships presents eighty portrait and fashion photographs – ranging from the 1950s to the early 2000s – including examples of Avedon’s large-scale prints. The exhibition will explore three kinds of “relationships” in Avedon’s life and work: the interactions between the figures within the frame, the partnerships Avedon formed with longstanding subjects, and importantly, the relationship between Richard Avedon and the Center for Creative Photography.
Avedon’s works, which he personally selected for donation to the Center, enrich the collection through the importance of the subjects he photographed, the widespread circulation of his images through publication, Avedon’s unique and influential photographic approach, and his blurring of the line between artistic and commercial production. The exhibition will feature film footage and related documents to tell the story of Avedon’s choice to invest in the Center as a recipient of his photographs, and will explore the range of photographs he gifted to the institution.
Richard Avedon
Relationships
December 15, 2018 – May 15, 2019
Center for Creative Photography
1030 North Olive Rd Tucson, AZ 85721
ccp.arizona.edu
Richard Avedon Robert Frank, photographer, and June Leaf, artist, Mabou Mines, Nova Scotia, July 18, 1975 1975 © The Richard Avedon Foundation
Richard Avedon © The Richard Avedon Foundation
Richard Avedon © The Richard Avedon Foundation
Richard Avedon © The Richard Avedon Foundation
Richard Avedon © The Richard Avedon Foundation
