Suzy Parker, Evening Dress by Dior, Paris Studio
Richard Avedon
(American, 1923–2004)
1956, printed 1981
Country of Origin, for CustomsUnited States
Medium/TechniquePhotograph, gelatin silver print
DimensionsSheet: 61 x 50.8 cm (24 x 20 in.)
Framed: 77.8 x 67.9 x 5.1 cm (30 5/8 x 26 3/4 x 2 in.)
Framed: 77.8 x 67.9 x 5.1 cm (30 5/8 x 26 3/4 x 2 in.)
Credit LineSophie M. Friedman Fund
Accession number2007.445
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Starting in the late 1940s, Richard Avedon made innovative images of lively and glamorous models that revolutionized fashion photography. In 1956 he made this image of supermodel Suzy Parker in a Dior evening gown in a Paris studio. In making his print, the photographer chose to reveal the background set up and the large skylight in the image. The image was reputedly one of Avedon's favorites; it was chosen by the artist's estate to grace the cover of the posthumous publication "Woman in the Mirror: Richard Avedon" (2005).
ProvenanceFrom the artist; with Galerie Zur Stockeregg, Zurich; Private Collection, Switzerland; with Galerie Kicken Berlin; from whom purchased MFA, 27 June 2007.CopyrightPhotograph Richard Avedon. Courtesy The Richard Avedon Foundation. Copyright © 1975 The Richard Avedon Foundation.
