Richard Avedon: In the American West Capri “This giant sky

“This giant sky

a color that combines the depth and complexities of black with the lightness and transparency of blue and that imparts the historicizing feel of now-obsolescent blueprint

as well as her influence on successors including Mary Weatherford

and illuminate their author’s association of Minimalist aesthetics with classical iconography

each entry doubles as a sculpture and erases distinctions between synthetic and organic surfaces

Richard Avedon: In the American West Capri “This giant skyPublished by Harry Abrams in 1985, this rare signed first edition of Richard Avedons In the American West documents a body of work that was originally exhibited at the Amon Carter Museum in Fort Worth, Texas. Avedons series is the result of a five year commissioned project that saw him travel through twenty one states, photographing ordinary people to produce a masterwork of contemporary portraiture. The publication includes a foreword by the artist