In the American West
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"In the American West" is a landmark photographic series and book by Richard Avedon that presents stark, large-format portraits of everyday people from the western United States, challenging romanticized myths of the region.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
photographic series
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photography book ⓘ |
| aim |
to confront stereotypes of the American West
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to focus attention on individual faces and bodies ⓘ |
| author | Richard Avedon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Richard Avedon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception | highly influential in portrait photography ⓘ |
| depicts |
drifters in the western United States
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everyday people ⓘ laborers in the western United States ⓘ workers in the western United States ⓘ |
| endTimeOfProject | 1984 ⓘ |
| exhibitionVenue | Amon Carter Museum of American Art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstExhibited | Amon Carter Museum of American Art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstExhibitionLocation | Fort Worth, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDate | 1985 ⓘ |
| genre |
documentary photography
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portrait photography ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
large-scale exhibition prints
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photography book edition ⓘ |
| hasPhotographicPrintsIn |
Amon Carter Museum of American Art
NERFINISHED
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museum collections ⓘ various art museums in the United States ⓘ |
| influenced | later documentary portrait projects ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locationOfWork | western United States ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
American West
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everyday people in the American West ⓘ |
| medium | photography ⓘ |
| notableFor |
challenging romanticized myths of the American West
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unflinching depiction of subjects ⓘ use of large-scale prints ⓘ |
| numberOfYearsInProduction | 5 ⓘ |
| photographer | Richard Avedon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| photographicOrientation | black-and-white photography ⓘ |
| photographicProcess | large-format photography ⓘ |
| publicationFormat | book ⓘ |
| publisher | Harry N. Abrams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingStyle |
minimal environmental context
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plain backgrounds ⓘ |
| startTimeOfProject | 1979 ⓘ |
| style | stark portraiture ⓘ |
| subjectDemographic |
marginalized people in the American West
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working-class individuals ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | late 20th century ⓘ |
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