{"product_id":"richard-avedon-the-harpers-bazaar-years-by-richard-avedon-9781419783364","title":"Richard Avedon: The Harper's Bazaar Years","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first book to showcase Richard Avedon's groundbreaking fashion photography from over two decades at \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eHarper's Bazaar\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen twenty-one-year-old Richard Avedon worked his way into \u003ci\u003eHarper's Bazaar\u003c\/i\u003e at the end of 1944, Carmel Snow had already spent more than two decades in top fashion publishing and had led \u003ci\u003eHarper's Bazaar\u003c\/i\u003e as editor in chief for ten years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFirst at \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e (1921-32), and then at \u003ci\u003eHarper's Bazaar\u003c\/i\u003e (1933-58), she discovered or recruited photographers Edward Steichen, Man Ray, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Brassaï, Lillian Bassman, and Irving Penn, among others. But from this exalted group, Richard Avedon would rise to the top, dominating \u003ci\u003eHarper's Bazaar\u003c\/i\u003e for more than twenty years during what is considered the golden age of the magazine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRichard Avedon: The Harper's Bazaar Years\u003c\/i\u003e showcases both iconic and little-known photographs that defined two decades of style and creativity. It documents the magazine's most groundbreaking period, when, as Avedon later reflected, \"nobody could believe such a magazine existed.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book includes a candid and never-before-published oral history that Avedon recorded on his years at the magazine, a critical essay by fashion insider Derek C. Blasberg, breakout features on multi-page gatefolds that explore key themes in Avedon's work, and a foreword by the current editor of \u003ci\u003eHarper's Bazaar\u003c\/i\u003e, Samira Nasr.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEssential for fashion lovers, collectors, and anyone captivated by the art of photography, this book is a celebration of mid-century vision, innovation, and enduring style.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48353498169580,"sku":"9781419783364","price":260.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781419783364-richard-avedon-the-harper-s-bazaar-years-1.jpg?v=1789359318","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/richard-avedon-the-harpers-bazaar-years-by-richard-avedon-9781419783364","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}