About the Author

Richard Avedon (1923-2004) was one of the most influential photographers of the second half of the 20th century. His portrait work comprises an authoritative record of our era and his fashion photography redefined the genre. Laura Wilson is a photographer whose work has appeared in the New York Times Magazine, the New Yorker, the Washington Post Magazine, and London's Sunday Times Magazine. John Rohrbach is senior photography curator at the Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth.