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Photography's Glam Gala

At tonight’s Gordon Parks Foundation gala in Central Park, photography by Richard Avedon, Robert Mapplethorpe, Herb Ritts, and other masters is up for auction. VIEW OUR GALLERY.

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© 2009, The Richard Avedon Foundation
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Andy Warhol, New York City, August 14, 1969 Richard Avedon: Portraits, 2002. Special Edition Book Numbered and slipcased in a custom box and accompanied by an original signed print. edition 65/100

© 2009, The Richard Avedon Foundation
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Georgia O’Keeffe, 1967 Silver Gelatin Print Signed Verso 11 x 14 inches

Courtesy John Loengard
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Audrey Hepburn's Wedding to Mel Ferrer, September 25, 1954 Printed by Igor Bakhg in 1992, supervised by Alexander Haas Ernst Haas studio stamp 16 x 20 inches

Courtesy The Ernst Haas Estate
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Michelle Obama, Washington, D.C., 2009 Archival Pigment Print Signed, dated and numbered on the recto 16 x 20 inches

Courtesy of The Annie Leibovitz Studio
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Barack Obama, Washington, D.C., 2006 Archival Pigment Print Signed, dated and numbered on the recto 16 x 20 inches

Courtesy of The Annie Leibovitz Studio
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Nelson Mandela Johannesburg, 1994 Silver Gelatin Print, signed verso 16 x 20 inches

Courtesy The Herb Ritts Foundation
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American Girl in Italy, 1951 Silver Gelatin Print 16 x 20 inches

Courtesy the Ruth Orkin Archive and The Howard Greenberg Gallery
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Chabal, Paris, 1937 Early Silver Gelatin Print 11 3/4 x 8 3/4 inches courtesy the philippe halsman archive

© The Philippe Halsman Archive
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Femme Masque “Comme Des Garcons” II, 2006 Toned Silver Gelatin Print; printed 2006 Photographer’s blindstamp on print recto Signed, titled, dated and numbered in pencil on print verso 23.6 x 19.7 inches

Courtesy Sarah Moon and The Howard Greenberg Gallery
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Dust Storm, 1936 Silver Gelatin Print, signed and numbered in pencil in lower right margin FALK LEEDS embossed in lower left margin on print recto image size: 19 x 19 inches paper size: 24 x 20 inches edition 227/300

Courtesy The Howard Greenberg Gallery
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Alistair Butler, 1980 Silver Gelatin Print 16 x 20 inches edition 2/15

© The Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation
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Boy with Pot on his Head 1964/2007 Silver Gelatin Print, watercolor, ink Signed recto and verso in ink, Unique 23-7/8 x 19-7/8 inches

Courtesy of The Peter Beard Studio

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