An Autobiography

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An Autobiography is a photographic book by Richard Avedon that presents a sweeping visual chronicle of his life and career through his iconic portraiture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf art book
photography book
portrait photography book
author Richard Avedon NERFINISHED
chronicles career of Richard Avedon
life of Richard Avedon
contains sequences of portraits arranged across Avedon’s career
countryOfPublication United States of America
surface form: United States
depicts actors
artists
fashion models
political figures
writers
features black-and-white portraits
iconic images from Avedon’s career
format coffee-table book
genre photography
portraiture
hasCreator Richard Avedon NERFINISHED
hasType monograph
influencedBy fashion photography
photojournalism
intendedAudience art book collectors
photography enthusiasts
students of photography
language English
medium photographs
movement 20th-century American photography
narrativeForm visual autobiography
notableFor comprehensive survey of Avedon’s portraiture
sweeping visual chronicle of Avedon’s life
photographer Richard Avedon NERFINISHED
publicationPeriod late 20th century
publisher Random House NERFINISHED
relatedWork In the American West NERFINISHED
Observations NERFINISHED
style minimalist studio portraiture
stark white backgrounds
subject 20th-century culture
Richard Avedon NERFINISHED
celebrity portraiture
fashion photography
portrait photography
theme celebrity and identity
self-representation through images
the passage of time
timeSpanCovered multiple decades of Avedon’s work

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Richard Avedon notableWork An Autobiography