Richard Avedon in the New Yorker
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Richard Avedon
Sometime not so long ago (2001?), Richard Avedon became the first staff photographer for the New Yorker, a job he held until his death in 2004. The newest issue of the New Yorker arrived today, it being Tuesday. I happened to flip it open up to page 51 and see a familiar image: a particularly ethereal portrait of Jacob Israel Avedon made during his finals days by his son in 1972. It accompanies an article by Atul Gwande about aging. I would like to hear other opinions on this, but I feel like the photograph far outshines the piece, which seems far too iconic for an editorial context. Thoughts?
April 29th, 2007 at 4:14 pm
Perhaps the photo does outshine the piece, but most of Avedon’s work was done for an editorial context, so it’s not very surprising or upsetting.