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Go west! Richard Avedon’s working class heroes – in pictures
- The exhibition in London features rare prints from the In the American West series (1979–84).
- London show includes works not seen since their 1985 debut, with 21 images on view.
- Caroline Avedon, the photographer’s granddaughter, curates the show and provides context.
- The exhibition spans 21 states and over 1,000 sittings conducted by Avedon.
- The portraiture emphasizes identity and the tension between visibility and anonymity.
- The show includes the Coal miners and mental contrasts in the sitter’s expressions.
- The series documents both visibility and precarity of undocumented labor.
- The collection comprises 126 editioned images, with 21 on view in London.
- The exhibition runs through March in London, offering a rare curatorial window into Avedon’s West portraits.
- The show positions Avedon’s work within the civil rights era and fashion photographer lineage.
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