"Richard Avedon photographed the faces of politics throughout his career and this book brings together his political portraits for the first time.

The book contains startlingly candid reminiscences by Mike Nichols, Calvin Klein, Claude Picasso, Renata Adler, Brooke Shields, David Remnick, Naomi Campbell, Twyla Tharp, Jerry Hall, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Bruce Weber, Cindy Crawford, ...

A comprehensive survey of photographer Richard Avedon's career that focuses on his portrait work, many of which appeared in his 1975 exhibition at the Marlborough Gallery.

" What Becomes a Legend Most is the first definitive biography of this luminary—an intensely driven man who endured personal and professional prejudice, struggled with deep insecurities, and mounted an existential lifelong battle to be ...

Perich's introductory essay—accompanied by a wealth of archival photographs of both Avedon and the Kennedy family—provides historical background on the two sittings within a political and cultural context and critically examines the ...

No photographer had a more serious and deeply felt response to the political and cultural impact of the 1960s and early 1970s than Richard Avedon.

Avedon's images are almost cinematographic, leading the viewer to imagine the tales and stories they seem to evoke.