Richard Avedon: In the American West – in pictures
Some of the most powerful portraits that Richard Avedon ever shot were those commissioned by the Amon Carter Museum of Art, in Fort Worth, Texas, in 1979. A selection of images from the series In the American West, showing the people he photographed in Texas, will be on show at the museum until 2 July
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Boyd Fortin, Thirteen Year Old Rattlesnake Skinner, Sweetwater, Texas, Texas, March 10, 1979. All photographs: Richard Avedon/The Richard Avedon Foundation
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Rita Carl, Law Enforcement Student, Sweetwater, Texas, March 10, 1979
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Billy Mudd, Trucker, Alto, Texas, May 7, 1981
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Roberto Lopez, Oil Field Worker, Lyons, Texas, September 28, 1980
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Petra Alvarado, Factory Worker, El Paso, Texas on Her Birthday, April 22, 1982
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John Harrison, Lumber Salesman, and His Daughter Melissa, Lewisville, Texas, November 22, 1981
