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Richard Avedon: Made in France

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I received this book as a gift shortly after it came out. The photos are absolutely stunning, and I love the "rough" presentation. It really shows Avedon's talent- these photos are all amazing in their raw state. I never get tired of looking at this book, and as tempting as it was as a starving college student to sell it, I never could. I always joked that I'd rather take it with me to my cardboard box under the bridge than ever sell it.

It's just that good a book.

No one individual has made such an impact on my career than Richard Avedon. He has embodied everything there is to be sais about fashion and photography with the photograph. This book is no exception.

Who gives a ding-dong if Avedon is mining his archives for book material. This stuff is great and I like the way it has been put together. It's a fun, loose design balanced by elegantly composed and seen photographs. Most of his books have been very clean from start to finish. That wouldn't be good for this project.
This work is wet and playful without losing all the good stuff. It's a fresh jelly donut with the perfect ratio of jelly to donut. At no point during the experience does it fall apart and there is goodness in every page. (...)