from Deutsche Welle:

Photographer Richard Avedon dies

     American photographer Richard Avedon has died at the age of 81.
     Avedon was best known for his fashion work and minimalist black and
     white portraits of well-known 20th century figures. A spokesman for
     the New Yorker magazine said Avedon passed away in a Texas hospital,
     after suffering a brain hemorrhage while on a photo shoot for the
     magazine.


-----Original Message-----
From: Joshua Goldstein
To: [log in to unmask]
Sent: 2004-Oct-02 5:49 AM
Subject: Richard Avedon

For those that didn't know, one of the great photographers of our time
has passed on.  I always remember openeing up each issue of The New
Yorker hoping to see Mr. Avedon's work in it.
Josh Goldstein


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