In the American West 40th Anniversary Edition
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In the American West 40th Anniversary Edition
An exquisitely produced new publication of In the American West: Photographs by Richard Avedon, a landmark project of classic American photography
First published by Abrams in 1985 in conjunction with the groundbreaking exhibition at the Amon Carter Museum in Fort Worth, Texas, the book is being reissued on its 40th anniversary in 2025.
Richard Avedon was the greatest American photographer of his generation. For In the American West, he travelled for five years, meeting and photographing the ordinary people populating Americaβs most extraordinary landscape. The resulting book includes 103 meticulously printed black-and-white photographs, an essay by Avedon on his working methods and portrait philosophy, and a journal of the project by Laura Wilson.
The reissuing of this legendary book, out of print for more than a decade, is a major publishing event in the photography world.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781419783609
Publisher: Abrams
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 11 September 2025
Country: United States
Imprint: Abrams
Illustration: Black-and-white photographs throughout
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 25.0mm
Width: 276.0mm
Height: 356.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 174
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About the Author
Richard Avedon (1923β2004) was one of the most influential photographers of the second half of the 20th century. His portrait work comprises an authoritative record of the era, and his many books set a standard for photographic publishing. As a staff photographer for Harperβs Bazaar, Vogue, and The New Yorker, Avedon defined the medium of photography for his own and future generations. Laura Wilson is a photographer whose previous books are Hutterites of Montana, Watt Matthews of Lambshead, and Avedon at Work, which covers the five years she worked with Avedon making In the American West. Her work has also appeared in the New York Times Magazine, The New Yorker, the Washington Post Magazine, and Londonβs Sunday Times Magazine. She lives in Dallas.
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