Richard avedon dovima with elephants cirque dhiver

Richard Avedon.

Richard Avedon, Dovima with Elephants, Cirque d'Hiver, Paris, Gelatin silver print, sheet: 51 1/2 × 40 3/4 in.

In the photograph Dovima appears poised and fearless, her sinuous contours echoing those of the massive pachyderms she seems to command.

Dovima with Elephants is the quintessential fashion image by Richard Avedon, a dynamic photograph capturing the energy that coursed through the city of Paris.

Dovima with Elephants, Evening dress by Dior, Cirque d'Hiver, Paris, August Artist: Richard Avedon (American, New York – San Antonio, Texas).

In the photograph Dovima appears poised and fearless, her sinuous contours echoing those of the massive pachyderms she seems to command....

Dovima with Elephants, Evening dress by Dior, Cirque d'Hiver, Paris, August 1955

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Title:Dovima with Elephants, Evening dress by Dior, Cirque d'Hiver, Paris, August 1955

Artist:Richard Avedon (American, New York 1923–2004 San Antonio, Texas)

Date:1955, printed 1981

Medium:Gelatin silver print

Dimensions:Image: 127 x 101.6 cm (50 x 40 in.)
Frame: 149.2 x 123.8 cm (58 3/4 x 48 3/4 in.)

Classification:Photographs

Credit Line:Gift of the artist, 1981

Object Number:1981.1137.11

Richard Avedon

New York.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "The Model as Muse: Embodying Fashion," May 6–August 9, 2009.