Monica Bellucci, actress, New York, May 9, 1996 #richardavedon @monicabellucciofficiel #pirellicalendar

Jean Shrimpton, dress by Yves Saint Laurent, Paris, January 26, 1979 #richardavedon #jeanshrimpton @ysl @voguemagazine #unpublished

George H.W. Bush, photographed at Langley on March 2, 1976, when he was director of the CIA. It is one of 69 photographs in The Family, Avedon’s 1976 portfolio for Rolling Stone. #richardavedon #georgehwbush @rollingstone

Dave Timothey, nuclear fallout victim, Orem, Utah, August 18, 1980. . . . #richardavedon #intheamericanwest

Bruce Padgett, dancer for Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, March 15, 1975. . . . #richardavedon #lesballetstrockaderodemontecarlo

Barbra Streisand photographed in January of 1966. . . . #richardavedon #barbrastreisand #vogue

Theo Graham wearing the Dior Junon gown at the Pré Catalan, Paris, 1949 #richardavedon #theograham #dior #harpersbazaar

Elise Daniels, gown by Hattie Carnegie, Paris, January 1948 #richardavedon #elisedaniels @harpersbazaarus

Francis Poulenc, composer, and Pierre Bernac, singer, January 23, 1950 • • • #richardavedon #francispoulenc #pierrebernac

Barbara Mullen, New York, February 4, 1957 #richardavedon #barbaramullen @harpersbazaarus

Janis Joplin, New York, March 30, 1968 . . . #richardavedon #janisjoplin

Patricia Arquette, New York, June 18, 1997. . . #richardavedon #patriciaarquette

Jerry Rubin, Chicago, September 3, 1969 . . . #richardavedon #jerryrubin

Cher, April 10, 1974 for @voguemagazine Maillot by #calvinklein makeup by #waybandy hair by #aragallant #halloween #blackcat #cher #richardavedon

Alfred Hitchcock, March 16, 1956 #richardavedon #alfredhitchcock

Jacqueline de Ribes, Paris, July 31, 1962 #richardavedon #jacquelinederibes #unpublished

New York Life #14, Third Avenue EI, New York, July 22, 1949 #richardavedon #newyorklife

Sidney Lumet, director, in Jamaica on January 19, 1956. . . . #richardavedon #sidneylumet

Grace Kelly photographed on January 14, 1955. . . . #richardavedon #gracekelly

John Lennon photographed in London on August 11, 1967. . . . #richardavedon #johnlennon

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