Comments on: Elizabeth Avedon – Book and Exhibition Designer

By: Liz.Photo

Liz.Photo — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 01:10:11 +0000

@ann chin, I worked for Richard Avedon for six years before getting married to his son, so we had already developed a strong working relationship. In regard to someone’s statement I was “once married to his son”, I wouldn’t characterize 16 years and two handsome, successful sons as “once”. It was a little longer than that!

By: ann chin

ann chin — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 05:32:38 +0000

Thanks for following.

How do you keep your professional relationship separate from your family relationship? Especially when you said you were once married to Richard’s son.

By: Trish and Rob MacGregor

Trish and Rob MacGregor — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 01:19:25 +0000

Wonderful insights.

By: elizabeth avedon

elizabeth avedon — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:29:06 +0000

@Juno Gemes, Thank you Juno, however NOTHING PERSONAL, which is perfectly designed and one of the most amazing photography books of all time, was designed by my friend and mentor Marvin Israel

By: Juno Gemes

Juno Gemes — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:36:52 +0000

Hi Elizabeth,

Thanks for this excellent article. It appear that you are the architect of some of my favorite publications. I have a 1964 edition of Nothing Personal I have carted around the world for – ah more than 40 years, it has always been a seminal publication for me. I had a portrait session with James Baldwin in London in 1979 – we talked all the way through it.
Oh this may not be going to you directly – in any case Salute Elizabeth Avedon.

By: heungman

heungman — Tue, 12 May 2009 14:45:55 +0000

the story on your book design and especially the original exhibition design is amazing. i actually own a signed copy and got to see the actual exhibition at Madision, WI. it was breathtaking and monumental…. thanks for sharing the insight.

By: &seen

&seen — Wed, 06 May 2009 02:05:51 +0000

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By: Noteworthy Updates « Photosecrets Blog

Noteworthy Updates « Photosecrets Blog — Mon, 04 May 2009 20:31:59 +0000

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By: Rob Hann

Rob Hann — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:13:15 +0000

Thanks so much for this post!

By: RAEchel Running

RAEchel Running — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 01:36:58 +0000

Great seeing. I can’t tell you how much I have poured over these books and had no idea. I have been wishing of late that the book NOTHING PERSONAL could be republished; I wish I could send it to our President and I wish every person in America could read and see this book. We have two of the originals; The BIG hard copy and the floppy little one which I’ve procured from my father to reflect on here in Mexico as I would aspire to make something so simple so strong. Is there any hope it could ever be republished and available I think it has volumes to speak on the friendship of James Baldwin and Richard Advedon- I can’t help but wonder what they talked about in High School and what would they reflect on these current days.

By: Steven Rood

Steven Rood — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:32:49 +0000

A well crafted portrait of the person behind the portraits. Thanks Elizabeth for all that you have done. Past, present and future.

By: Darrell Eager

Darrell Eager — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:39:43 +0000

Wow. Once again we learn that beautiful things don’t happen on their own.
Thank you Elizabeth and Rob.

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Elizabeth Avedon | The Click — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:23:33 +0000

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