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Dick and Evelyn

Person in Photograph Richard Avedon American
Person in Photograph Evelyn Avedon American
1949
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Dick and Evelyn
  • Artist: Lillian Bassman (American, Brooklyn, New York 1917–2012 New York)
  • Person in Photograph: Richard Avedon (American, New York 1923–2004 San Antonio, Texas)
  • Person in Photograph: Evelyn Avedon (American, 1925–2004)
  • Date: 1949
  • Medium: Gelatin silver print
  • Dimensions: Image: 9 1/8 × 9 13/16 in. (23.1 × 25 cm)
    Sheet: 9 1/8 × 10 1/4 in. (23.1 × 26 cm)
  • Classification: Photographs
  • Credit Line: Gift of Lizzie and Eric Himmel, 2025
  • Object Number: 2025.889.6
  • Rights and Reproduction: © Estate of Lillian Bassman
  • Curatorial Department: Photographs
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