Marilyn Monroe and the Photographers Who Captured Her

They described her as the best subject they ever had.

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Diane Arbus Photographs to Headline Bonhams Upcoming Auction

The photos are drawn from the personal collection of Lily Tomlin and Jane Wagner.

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In 1994, #JaneLivingston and @adamgopnik had a go at what made #RichardAvedon important. Now it’s our turn. We review “1944-1994” the companion piece to his retrospective at @whitneymuseum: https://wp.me/P23AlC-gu
In 1994, #JaneLivingston and @adamgopnik had a go at what made #RichardAvedon important. Now it’s our turn. We review “1944-1994” the companion piece to his retrospective at @whitneymuseum: https://wp.me/P23AlC-gu

James Baldwin on How to Live Through Your Darkest Hour and Life as a Moral Obligation to the Universe

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.themarginalian.org/2026/02/23/james-baldwin-nothing-personal-4-am/

Richard Avedon’s Striking Portraits of Everyday Folk From the American West

Currently on show in London.

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James Baldwin on How to Live Through Your Darkest Hour and Life as a Moral Obligation to the Universe

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.themarginalian.org/2026/01/28/james-baldwin-nothing-personal-4-am/

Go west! Richard Avedon’s working class heroes – in pictures

'From crying miners to birthday girls via a body therapist and a meat packer, portraits from Richard Avedon’s celebrated series In the American West are on show in a new exhibition curated by his granddaughter'

#photography #PortraitPhotography #RichardAvedon #America #US

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2026/jan/27/richard-avedon-in-the-american-west-exhibition

Go west! Richard Avedon’s working class heroes – in pictures

From crying miners to birthday girls via a body therapist and a meat packer, portraits from Richard Avedon’s celebrated series In the American West are on show in a new exhibition curated by his granddaughter

The Guardian

Against the Cartesian Myth of Work/Life Balance: André Gregory’s Extraordinary Letter to Richard Avedon about the Nature of Creativity

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.themarginalian.org/2025/11/10/andre-gregory-richard-avedon-letter/

Did anyone explore the question of what it means to be famous in America better than #RichardAvedon? Or more relentlessly? We review “1944-1994” the companion piece to his retrospective at @whitneymuseum: https://wp.me/P23AlC-gu