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AVEDON, Richard, photographer (1923?2004). In the American ...

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AVEDON, Richard, photographer (1923?2004). In the American West. New York: Harry N. Abrams, [1985]. Small folio. Numerous full?page reproductions from photographs by Avedon. Publisher?s brown cloth, both covers affixed with large photo pictorial labels. FIRST EDITION of the photographer?s controversial portrayal of Americans of the West. Avedon traveled for five years photographing ranch workers, bar girls, drifters, and gamblers- focusing on men and women who worked at hard and uncelebrated jobs. SIGNED AND DATED BY AVEDON on the front free endpaper. A SUPERB COPY.