Details
- Dimensions
- 11ʺW × 1ʺD × 15ʺH
- Artist
- Richard Avedon
- Period
- 1950s
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
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- Materials
- Black & White Photography
- Paper
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- White
- Condition Notes
- Excellent Condition Hardcover in a slipcase, gently used --a well preserved copy, First Edition, 1959. Slipcase is intact and basically … moreExcellent Condition Hardcover in a slipcase, gently used --a well preserved copy, First Edition, 1959. Slipcase is intact and basically clean, it has some aging, rubbing and scuffs. The book inside is like new and still retains the original acetate dust jacket as issued. less
- Description
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Excellent Condition Hardcover in a slipcase, First Edition, 1959, Simon and Schuster, New York, 151 pages.
A prized collectible, Observations … more Excellent Condition Hardcover in a slipcase, First Edition, 1959, Simon and Schuster, New York, 151 pages.
A prized collectible, Observations is Richard Avedon's first book, a collaboration with Truman Capote and Alexey Brodovich, the legendary art director who designed the book and who first hired the 22 year old photographer in 1945 as the youngest member of his team at Harper's Bazaar. The book is a collection of his best portrait photographs from 1946 thru 1959 with running commentary by Truman Capote. It was printed in Lucerne, Switzerland using the traditional photogravure method and reproduces Avedon's startlingly fresh, bold and energetic images which leap off the page with great fidelity. The book was seen as the epitome of sophisticated elegance when it was first released in 1959 and is now widely regarded as one of the seminal photo-books of the post war period. less
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