Publisher/Abrams

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A photo book "In The American West" that became the turning point for Richard Avedon. At the request of the Amon Carter Museum in Texas, Avedon traveled to the western United States for six years from 1979 in search of the subject he wanted to shoot, shooting 762 people in 16 states. Coal miners, construction workers, farmers, truck drivers, waitresses, students, housewives, and other ordinary people who are completely different from the gorgeous models and artists that Avedon has ever photographed. However, human's "strength", "weakness", "love" and "dignity" are hidden in its facial expression and appearance. . . Billy Mudd, a truck driver who became one of the models in this book, for the first time confirmed himself in his portrait that Avedon photographed, vowed to redeem his life and left the driver. I went back to my family. Avedon's portrait, which sharply shows the inside of a human being who even himself has not noticed, has a sharpened sensitivity and gentle love.