Richard Avedon : darkness and light / directed by Helen Whitney ; written and produced by Helen Whitney ; an American Masters special produced by Thirteen/WNET.

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Born in New York in 1923, Richard Avedon dropped out of high school and joined the Merchant Marine's photographic section. Returning in 1944, he found a job as a photographer in a department store, was 'discovered' and began working for Harper's Bazaar, Vogue, Look, and other magazines. Although mak...

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Corporate Authors:	WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.) Wellspring Media
Other Authors:	Whitney, Helen (Screenwriter, Director, Producer) Walker, Kathryn, 1943- (Narrator) Hopkins, Terry (Cinematographer)
Language:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	Closed-captioned.
Published:	New York, NY : Thirteen/WNET : Distributed by Wellspring Media, [2002], ©2002.
Series:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:	Avedon, Richard. Photographers > United States > Biography. Portrait photographers > United States > Biography. Fashion photography. Portrait photography. Historical television programs. Biographical television programs. Documentary television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Photographers. Portrait photographers. United States.
Genre:	Biography. Historical television programs. Biographical television programs. Documentary television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (87 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:	Darkness and light.
Format:	Video DVD

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