They also had an exhibit by Laura Wilson, showing Avedon at work.
Really helps complete the picture of Avedon's American West portraits.
There are letters there also by the subjects.
rg
Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
An old friend of mine, actually the wife of my college room mate, wasAvedon's
assistant on this project. Her name is Laura Wilson, and sheis quite a fine
photographer herself:
http://www.austinchronicle.com/issues/dispatch/2001-02-09/books_feature.html
She also happens to be the mother of Owen Wilson and Luke Wilson, the actors.
Dan M
On 12/28/05, Gonz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> If anyone has not seen this exhibit, then if there is any way you can do> it, by all
means do so, its absolutely stunning. Its in Forth Worth TX,> at the Amon Carter Museum through Jan 8th. The images are not only> amazing
visually, but technically they are jaw dropping. They were made> with an 8x10 Deardorff and massively enlarged so that you can see>
incredible detail. The book does not even come close to the experience.>>
http://www.cartermuseum.org/Exhibitions/avedon/avedon_facts.html>> --> Someone handed me a picture and said, "This is a picture of me
when I was younger." Every picture of you is when you were younger. "...Here's a picture of me when I'm older." Where'd you get that
camera man?> - Mitch Hedberg>>
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Someone handed me a picture and said, "This is a picture of me when I
was younger." Every picture of you is when you were younger. "...Here's
a picture of me when I'm older." Where'd you get that camera man?
- Mitch Hedberg
