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June Leaf, Sculptress, Mabou Mines, Nova Scotia, July 18, 1975

1975

Richard Avedon

(American, 1923–2004)
Culture
America
Medium
gelatin silver print
Measurements
Image: 24.4 x 19.4 cm (9 5/8 x 7 5/8 in.); Paper: 25.2 x 20.1 cm (9 15/16 x 7 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Diann G. Mann and Thomas A. Mann 2019.32
Copyright
© The Richard Avedon Foundation
This artwork is known to be under copyright.
Location
Not on view
Print
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Did You Know?

June Leaf felt that Avedon's portrait revealed more about the photographer than about her.

Description

Richard Avedon’s distinctive portrait style involved photographing sitters against a plain light background. They face front, engaging directly with the photographer. Leaf, an artist married to the photographer Robert Frank, is aware of self-presentation. She has chosen to be photographed without makeup or pretension. Her arms shield her body, but she gazes directly and openly at us. The resulting image conveys the artist’s natural beauty and strong character.

June Leaf, Sculptress, Mabou Mines, Nova Scotia, July 18, 1975

1975

Richard Avedon

(American, 1923–2004)
America

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