One of the most influential sources for the history of modern American visual culture, the photography of Richard Avedon includes a wealth of images that have become iconic. Richard Avedon: Family Affairs focuses on two of these bodies of work – the photographic mural project that produced Allen Ginsberg’s family, Paterson, New Jersey, May 3, 1970, and the 1976 Rolling Stone portfolio of 69 portraits entitled "The Family."
This publication from the Museum’s Focus series contains a powerful selection of images which take on new meaning in the light of Photography Curator Noam Gal’s thought-provoking essay on the links between representation, photography, and the politics of their uses.