{"product_id":"in-the-american-west-40th-anniversary-edition","title":"In the American West 40th Anniversary Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0943\/9818\/5773\/files\/AbramsLogo2_lg.png?v=1776223186\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn exquisitely produced new publication of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn the American West: Photographs by Richard Avedon,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ea landmark project of classic American photography\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst published by Abrams in 1985 in conjunction with the groundbreaking exhibition at the Amon Carter Museum in Fort Worth, Texas, the book is now available in this lush 40th anniversary edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRichard Avedon was the greatest American photographer of his generation. For\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn the American West,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003ehe traveled for five years, meeting and photographing the ordinary people populating America’s most extraordinary landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe resulting book includes 103 meticulously printed black-and-white photographs, an essay by Avedon on his working methods and portrait philosophy, and a journal of the project by Laura Wilson. The reissuing of this legendary book, out of print for more than a decade, is a major publishing event in the photography world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"praise\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePraise\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“The reissue of this legendary book, out of print for more than a decade, is a major event . . . A striking portrait of this region and its people, all the while challenging the traditional representations that glorify the American West.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003e—LOUISE CARTIER-BRESSON, Visuals Editor, GQ France\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0943\/9818\/5773\/files\/Screenshot_2026-05-11_at_8.29.42_PM.png?v=1778556587\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eImprint:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eAbrams Books\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTrim Size:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e10\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003csup\u003e7\u003c\/sup\u003e⁄\u003csub\u003e8\u003c\/sub\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ex 14\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e9781419783609\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePage Count:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e174\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrations:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eBlack-and-white photographs throughout\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRights:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eWorld\/All\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"prod_details\"\u003e\n\u003csection aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-hidden=\"false\" id=\"author\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"main_content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"prod_details\"\u003e\n\u003csection aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-hidden=\"false\" id=\"author\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"main_content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"prod_details\"\u003e\n\u003csection aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-hidden=\"false\" id=\"author\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"main_content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"prod_details\"\u003e\n\u003csection id=\"author\" aria-hidden=\"false\" aria-expanded=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"main_content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"prod_details\"\u003e\n\u003csection aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-hidden=\"false\" id=\"author\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"main_content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"prod_details\"\u003e\n\u003csection aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-hidden=\"false\" id=\"author\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"main_content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"prod_details\"\u003e\n\u003csection id=\"author\" aria-hidden=\"false\" aria-expanded=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"main_content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.abramsbooks.com\/contributor\/richard-avedon_613296\/\"\u003eRichard Avedon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1923–2004) was one of the most influential photographers of the second half of the 20th century. His portrait work comprises an authoritative record of the era, and his many books set a standard for photographic publishing. As a staff photographer for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHarper’s Bazaar\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAvedon defined the medium of photography for his own and future generations.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaura Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a photographer whose previous books are\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHutterites of Montana\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWatt Matthews of Lambshead\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAvedon at Work,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewhich covers the five years she worked with Avedon making\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eIn the American West\u003c\/i\u003e. 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