RICHARD AVEDON Photographs 1946-2004

I attended the Avedon exhibit at the SFMOMA this past week.  It was a truly amazing collection of photographs by one of America's greatest portrait photographers. Shows like this remind you how impressive large prints in person really are and how much detail is lost in looking at these photographs in a book or online.  There are still a few days left, so don't miss this exhibit.  It is on display until November 29, 2009.  Here are a few favorites:

Dovima with Elephants, Evening Dress by Dior, Cirque d'Hiver, Paris, 1955; gelatin silver print; courtesy The Richard Avedon Foundation; © 2009 The Richard Avedon Foundation

Bob Dylan, musician, Central Park, New York, February 10, 1965; © 2009 The Richard Avedon Foundation

Homage to Munkacsi, Carmen, Paris 1957; © 2009 The Richard Avedon Foundation

Boyd Fortin, Thirteen Year Old Rattlesnake Skinner, Sweetwater, Texas, March 10, 1979; © 2009 The Richard Avedon Foundation

Charles Chaplin leaving America, New York, September 13, 1952; © 2009 The Richard Avedon Foundation