RICHARD AVEDON (1957) Portrait

Richard Avedon. 1957. Photo. New York: Frank Finocchio, May 12, 1957. Vintage original 8 x 10″ (20 x 25 cm) black-and-white double weight glossy silver gelatin photo. Ink date stamped May 12, 1957, with two attached newspaper clippings and newspaper “SUNDAY” ink stamp and handwritten but crossed out, “Please credit this photograph Frank Finocchio”. Minor wear, light scratching on right edge, overall near fine. 

Frank Finocchio was Richard Avedon‘s studio manager from September 1953 to early-1962. He is also credited in Avedon’s 1959 book Observations for his excellent work in photographic printing.

In 1957 Avedon was at his pinnacle of success, photographing Marilyn Monroe, Judy Garland, Audrey Hepburn, Truman Capote, directing a TV special with Judy Garland and creating sequences for the film Funny Face.