"Above the photographer’s famous Upper East Side studio was his own live-work apartment—in which every wall was a bulletin board and decorating was an exercise in brilliant juxtapositions.
For the past 34 years, on a quiet block on the Upper East Side, many of the most important figures of our time—and some of its greatest beauties—passed through the arched entrance to Richard Avedon’s studio. Elizabeth Taylor, Truman Capote, Allen Ginsberg, Hillary Clinton, and Nastassja Kinski would all be greeted by the studio manager and head to the waiting area: a couple of black director’s chairs under a giant print of Dovima With Elephants, the most famous of Avedon’s fashion photographs."
He sure had a nice bed!
New York Metro takes us on a tour through The Interior World of Richard Avedon (via MetaFilter)
Thursday, January 06, 2005
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