Art & Design Homework Help

Richard Avedon 

Write a brief 200-300 word report on Avedon. Consult the lectures and other online resources listed below. (You must write this in your own words. Any copy-and-pasting constitutes  plagiarism and will result in a zero on the assignment and a failing grade in the course.)

Include: 

1. One paragraph about the In the American West photo series. How was it conceived and how was it received? Consult the links included at the bottom of this page.

2. One extensive paragraph analyzing the image below. Include:

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    • Analyze  organic vs. geometric shapes in this image.
    • Identify positive and negative spaces.
    • Comment on the element of contrast. Consult  the textbook for definitions. Petra Alvarado, factory worker, El Paso, Texas, on her birthday 4/22/82 by Richard Avedon.

3. Finally, watch the  embedded video using UTPB library’s Films On Demand and explain the function of the thick border lines that Aveden elects to include in his images.

• https://www.texasmonthly.com/travel/avedons-texas/ (Links to an external site.)
• https://www.avedonfoundation.org/amon-carter-museum-fort-worth-tx-1985-in-the-american-west