article_snippet: Muses: Richard Avedon:
article_snippet: Richard Avedon's work is generally shown in art museums as art, with very little historical interpretation,' said chief curator Josh Perelman. '
article_snippet: We invite Richard Avedon in both as a creator and a character.'
article_snippet: the exhibit space's one of four featured group portraits that Avedon (seen in self potraits above) took between 1969 and 1971.
article_snippet: The exhibit notes Avedon (seen in self potraits above) stood next to Avedon (seen in self potraits above) camera, not behind his camera, when making Avedon (seen in self potraits above) photos.
article_snippet: I am close enough to touch the subject, and there is nothing between us except what happens as us observe on another during the making of the portrait,' Avedon (seen in self potraits above) said.
article_snippet: Avedon (seen in self potraits above) died in 2004, before selfies entered popular culture, but even Avedon (seen in self potraits above) wasn't immune to the concept.
article_snippet: As a teen, Avedon (seen in self potraits above) used a mirror to take a picture of Avedon (seen in self potraits above) and high school classmate James Baldwin, who later went on to literary fame.