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Avedon at Work: In the American West (HRHRC Imprint Series) | 
 enlarge | Author: Laura Wilson
Creator: Larry Mcmurtry
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Category: Book
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Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 219251
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 132
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.3
Dimensions (in): 11.1 x 9.3 x 0.8
ISBN: 0292701934
Dewey Decimal Number: 770.92
EAN: 9780292701939
ASIN: 0292701934
Publication Date: November 1, 2003
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blockquote p class="quote""Laura Wilson shadowed the Shadower, and showed us as much as can be shown of how his work wasdone."/p p class="source"#151;Larry McMurtry, from the Foreword/p /blockquote p Internationally acclaimed for his portraits of powerful and accomplished people and women of great beauty, Richard Avedon was one of the twentieth century's greatest photographers#151;but perhaps not the most obvious choice to create a portrait of ordinary people of the American West. Yet in 1979, the Amon Carter Museum of Fort Worth, Texas, daringly commissioned him to do just that. /p p The resulting 1985 exhibition and book, citeIn the American West,/cite was a milestone in American photography and Avedon's most important body of work. His unflinching portraits of oilfield and slaughterhouse workers, miners, waitresses, drifters, mental patients, teenagers, and others captured the unknown and often-ignored people who work at hard, uncelebrated jobs. Making no apologies for shattering stereotypes of the West and Westerners, Avedon said, "I'm looking for a new definition of a photographic portrait. I'm looking for people who are surprising#151;heartbreaking#151;or beautiful in a terrifying way. Beauty that might scare you to death until you acknowledge it as part of yourself." /p p Photographer Laura Wilson worked with Avedon during the six years he was making citeIn the American West./cite In citeAvedon at Work,/cite she presents a unique photographic record of his creation of this masterwork#151;the first time a major photographer has been documented in great depth over an extended period of time. She combines images she made during the photographic sessions with entries from her journal to show Avedon's working methods, his choice of subjects, his creative process, and even his experiments and failures. Also included are a number of Avedon's finished portraits, as well as his own comments and letters from some of the subjects. /p p citeAvedon at Work/cite adds a new dimension to our understanding of one of the twentieth century's most significant series of portraits. For everyone interested in the creative process it confirms that, in Laura Wilson's words, "much as all these photographs may appear to be moments that just occurred, they are finally, in varying degrees, works of the imagination." /p
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very interesting October 3, 2007
A. Francolini (Australia)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
we have all seen the finished products of any artist but knowing what goes through their mind is fascinating at times. It shows us the human side of the artist which makes him more complete as a person - very nicely done
 Avedon in the West September 19, 2007
Philip R. Caswell (San Francisco Bay Area)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a useful book for anyone who is intersested in Richard Avedon's work "In The American West" and should be considered as a companion volume to Avedon's book. It gives a lot of background, both to individual images and to the "In the West" project as a whole: how subjects were found, how the images were photographed, a sense of the time and effort involved, Avedon's method of work, some comments on particular subjects that particularly struck the crew. My only real complaint about the book is that could have contained more information and would have been more interesting as a result. For example, almost no precise technical information is given. Even so, it does help one to understand Avedon's "In the West project", which I consider a significant piece of work.
Avedon book March 16, 2006
Don Henschel (Wichita Falls, TX United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
After seeing the show at the Amon Carter in Ft. Worth, and listening to an incredible talk given by a most knowlegable man there, I ordered three copies of the book. What appears at first to be simple shots of working people, becomes an insightful slice of peoples lives in the American west.
The shadowed of the Shadower August 2, 2005
Miss Divine (Diego, California)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I think this book is amazing. The stories really gives you a deeper understanding of why Richard Avendon picked his subjects. Laura Wilson does a great job documenting the step by step shoots of Richard subjects "In the American West". I really felt after reading the stories and looking at the pictures again, it meant so much more. These pictures showed the truth and some of the people in the photos agreed that "It's how I feel". br / br /I recommended this book to anyone, who is looking to find a sence of meaning to their craft as a artist. This book makes to think about yourself, and what you can do to give depth to your work. br / br /I wish other art book would explain the process of their work. Then more people would enjoy what they see instead of brush it to the side.
Get it March 1, 2004
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
The book is a gem. Not only sheds a bit of light into Avedon's technique and working methods, but also brings to life the often sad stories behind the powerful images. Highly recommended. Now, if they would only re-issue the original monograph..
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