Stephanie Seymour, Versace Spring/Summer 1993 campaign, New York, November, 1992. Selected by Nicola Erni
Notable names from Cindy Crawford to Spike Lee pick their favourite Richard Avedon images for Avedon 100, a landmark exhibition in celebration of the centenary of the late American photographer’s birth. The exhibition documents his enduring influence on photography and profound global impression on visual culture. Avedon 100 is at Gagosian Gallery’s 522 West 21st Street gallery, New York until 7 July 2023. All photographs by Richard Avedon/The Richard Avedon Foundation
Kate Moss, Versace Fall/Winter 1996/97 campaign, New York, April 19, 1996. Selected by Guido Palau
The exhibition represents six decades of Avedon’s oeuvre, including images of the social justice movement, as well as classic portraiture, advertising and fashion work
Cindy Crawford, Versace Fall 1994 campaign, New York, April 15, 1994
The collection was selected by more than 150 people –including prominent artists, designers, musicians, writers, curators and fashion world representatives. Cindy Crawford selected an image of herself
Prince, New York City, December 22, 1982. Selected by Iman
The exhibition features both iconic and rare photographs, among them several of Avedon’s larger-than-life-size mural prints
Nastassja Kinski, Los Angeles, California, June 14, 1981. Selected by Kara Young
Red Owens, oil field worker, Velma, Oklahoma, June 12, 1980. Selected by David O’Connor
Benson James, drifter, Route 66, Gallup, New Mexico, June 30, 1979. Selected by Jake Skeets
Veruschka von Lehndorff, New York, March 1972
German supermodel Veruschka von Lehndorff selected this image of herself
Tina Turner, New York, June 13, 1971. Selected by Tonne Goodman
This portrait is printed at a monumental scale for the exhibition
Bob Dylan, New York, 1965. Selected by Adam Bartos
Malcolm X, New York, March 27, 1963. Selected by Spike Lee/Awol Erizku
Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr, with his father, Martin Luther King, Baptist minister, and his son, Martin Luther King III, Atlanta, Georgia, March 22, 1963. Selected by Sarah Lewis
Marilyn Monroe, New York, May 6, 1957. Selected by Larry Gagosian
Among the many remarkable images on view is Avedon’s rarely exhibited mural featuring multiple images of a dancing Marilyn Monroe, created from a sitting in 1957
Twiggy, Paris, January 1968. Selected by Chris Colls
The photographs are displayed in loosely chronological sequence, with special attention paid to visual cadence
William Casby, born into slavery, and descendants, Algiers, Louisiana, 1963. Selected by Casby family (Renitta Sweet and family)
The Generals of the Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Convention, Mayflower Hotel, Washington, DC, October 15, 1963. Selected by Nicole Wisniak
Audrey Hepburn and Art Buchwald with Simone D’Aillencourt, Frederick Eberstadt, Barbara Mullen, and Dr Reginald Kernan, Maxim’s, Paris, July 1959. Selected by Leonard Lauder
Dr J Robert Oppenheimer, Princeton, New Jersey, December 11, 1958. Selected by James Martin
Dovima with elephants, Cirque d’Hiver, Paris, August 1955. Selected by Marta Ortega Pérez
Charles Chaplin leaving America, New York, September 13, 1952. Selected by Jordan Wolfson
New York Life Number 2, Harlem, September 6, 1949. Selected by Ava Du Vernay
Richard Avedon, holding camera, and writer James Baldwin, Harlem, New York, October 15, 1946. Selected by Tyler Mitchell
In an increasingly digital world, Avedon’s work is testament to the artistry of film photography
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