{"product_id":"in-the-american-west-40th-anniversary-edition-9781419783609","title":"In the American West 40th Anniversary Edition","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn exquisitely produced new publication of \u003ci\u003eIn the American West: Photographs by Richard Avedon, \u003c\/i\u003e a landmark project of classic American photography \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFirst published by Abrams in 1985 in conjunction with the groundbreaking exhibition at the Amon Carter Museum in Fort Worth, Texas, the book is being reissued on its 40th anniversary in 2025. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Richard Avedon was the greatest American photographer of his generation. For \u003ci\u003eIn the American West, \u003c\/i\u003ehe traveled for five years, meeting and photographing the ordinary people populating America's most extraordinary landscape. The resulting book includes 103 meticulously printed black-and-white photographs, an essay by Avedon on his working methods and portrait philosophy, and a journal of the project by Laura Wilson. The reissuing of this legendary book, out of print for more than a decade, is a major publishing event in the photography world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Avedon\u003c\/b\u003e (1923-2004) was one of the most influential photographers of the second half of the 20th century. His portrait work comprises an authoritative record of the era, and his many books set a standard for photographic publishing. As a staff photographer for \u003ci\u003eHarper's Bazaar\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker, \u003c\/i\u003e Avedon defined the medium of photography for his own and future generations. \u003cb\u003eLaura Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e is a photographer whose previous books are \u003ci\u003eHutterites of Montana\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWatt Matthews of Lambshead\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e Avedon at Work, \u003c\/i\u003e which covers the five years she worked with Avedon making\u003ci\u003e In the American West\u003c\/i\u003e. Her work has also appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, the\u003ci\u003e Washington Post Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and London's \u003ci\u003eSunday Times Magazine.\u003c\/i\u003e She lives in Dallas.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Abrams Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51580312748306,"sku":"9781419783609","price":71.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7a5657cd-4e30-40b1-b49e-58061aae4e89.jpg?v=1756215953","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/in-the-american-west-40th-anniversary-edition-9781419783609","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}