article_snippet: A new exhibit focusing on Richard Avedon celebrated photos of political and cultural newsmakers invites visitors to rethink the concept of portraits in the age of the selfie.
article_snippet: the National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia starkly depicts dozens of U.S. movers and shakers from the 1960s and '70s - including Edward Kennedy, Ronald Reagan, Nelson Rockefeller and George Bush - in the artist's trademark black-and-white style.
article_snippet: Men in suits: A new exhibit focuses on Richard Avedon celebrated photos of political and cultural newsmakers - (left to right) publisher Walter Annenberg, California governor Jerry Brown and 41st President George Bush -
article_snippet: in the artist's trademark black-and-white style .
article_snippet: Family Affairs is now on in Philadelphia (from left, Katharine Graham president of The Washington Post Company, Barbara C. Jordan the first African American congresswoman and Bella Abzug, a member of U.S. Congress and champion of women's rights) '
article_snippet: Originally planning to spotlight the campaigns of incumbent Gerald Ford and challenger Jimmy Carter, Richard Avedon soon realized Richard Avedon wanted to include a wider array of the era's most influential people, chief curator Josh Perelman said.
article_snippet: Men in suits comprise nearly all chief curator Josh Perelman subjects, distinguished by variations in Men stances and expressions: Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, former California Gov. Ronald Reagan, consumer advocate Ralph Nader and NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle, to name a few.
article_snippet: We're looking at you: The collection starkly depicts dozens of U.S. movers and shakers from the 1960s and '70s - including Edward Kennedy, Ronald Reagan, Nelson Rockefeller and George Bush - in the artist's trademark black-and-white style .
article_snippet: Only a handful of the 12-by-15-inch framed images portray women or minorities, among Only a handful of the 12-by-15-inch framed images portray women or minorities, among them Washington Post publisher Katharine Graham and labor activist Cesar Chavez Washington Post publisher Katharine Graham and labor activist Cesar Chavez.
article_snippet: Rolling Stone called the 69 portraits 'The Family,' though the only people with biological ties are Ted Kennedy and Ted Kennedy mother, Rose.
article_snippet: Yet the exhibit space is dominated by a wall-size display of poet Allen Ginsberg's family.
article_snippet: Much smaller pictures include Andy Warhol and members of The Factory; the Chicago 7, who were arrested during the 1968 Democratic National Convention; and the Mission Council, who were key players in the Vietnam War.
highlights_snippet: But Family Affairs stems mainly from Family Affairs work covering the 1976 presidential election for Rolling Stone magazine .
  