Tina Turner to Cindy Crawford: icons shot by Richard Avedon in pictures | Art and design
Publish date: 2024-03-01
Tina Turner to Cindy Crawford: icons shot by Richard Avedon – in pictures
To celebrate 100 years since the renowned American photographer’s birth, famous names pick their favourite images – of Malcolm X, Marilyn Monroe and more
Main image: Cindy’s favourite … Cindy Crawford’s shoot for Versace, 1994Wed 7 Jun 2023 02.00 EDT Last modified on Sun 1 Oct 2023 12.20 EDT
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 Share on Facebook Share on TwitterKate 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 Share on Facebook Share on TwitterCindy 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 Share on Facebook Share on TwitterPrince, 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 Share on Facebook Share on TwitterNastassja Kinski, Los Angeles, California, June 14, 1981. Selected by Kara Young
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterRed Owens, oil field worker, Velma, Oklahoma, June 12, 1980. Selected by David O’Connor
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterBenson James, drifter, Route 66, Gallup, New Mexico, June 30, 1979. Selected by Jake Skeets
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterVeruschka von Lehndorff, New York, March 1972
German supermodel Veruschka von Lehndorff selected this image of herself Share on Facebook Share on TwitterTina Turner, New York, June 13, 1971. Selected by Tonne Goodman
This portrait is printed at a monumental scale for the exhibition Share on Facebook Share on TwitterBob Dylan, New York, 1965. Selected by Adam Bartos
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterMalcolm X, New York, March 27, 1963. Selected by Spike Lee/Awol Erizku
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterReverend 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
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterMarilyn 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 Share on Facebook Share on TwitterTwiggy, Paris, January 1968. Selected by Chris Colls
The photographs are displayed in loosely chronological sequence, with special attention paid to visual cadence Share on Facebook Share on TwitterWilliam Casby, born into slavery, and descendants, Algiers, Louisiana, 1963. Selected by Casby family (Renitta Sweet and family)
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterThe Generals of the Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Convention, Mayflower Hotel, Washington, DC, October 15, 1963. Selected by Nicole Wisniak
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterAudrey 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
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterDr J Robert Oppenheimer, Princeton, New Jersey, December 11, 1958. Selected by James Martin
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterDovima with elephants, Cirque d’Hiver, Paris, August 1955. Selected by Marta Ortega Pérez
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterCharles Chaplin leaving America, New York, September 13, 1952. Selected by Jordan Wolfson
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterNew York Life Number 2, Harlem, September 6, 1949. Selected by Ava Du Vernay
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterRichard 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 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter
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