As he described it, " My job was to do identity photographs. In 1941, he was named Poet Laureate of New York City High Schools.Īvedon joined the armed forces in 1942 during World War II, serving as Photographer's Mate Second Class in the U.S. He attended DeWitt Clinton High School in the Bronx, where he co-edited-with James Baldwin, the school's literary magazine, Magpie. His interest in photography began at an early age, and he joined the Young Men's Hebrew Association (YMHA) camera club at the age of twelve. Richard Avedon (1923-2004) was born in New York City, where he remained for most of his life.
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