We went to this exhibit at the Amon Carter Museum in Fort Worth...
It was stunning. It was emotionally draining. It was unlike anything i have been to before.
They are drifters. They are coal miners. They are carneys. They are truckers. They are meatpackers. They are waitresses.
Huge black and white prints, some up to (my guess) 8 feet by 4 feet. Every pore, every line around the eyes, every bit of life's pain in sharp crisp detail.
Simply told...a must see.
Some examples:
![](http://www.cartermuseum.org/images/exhibitions/avedon/story.jpg)
Richard Avedon (1923–2004)
James Story, coal miner, Somerset, Colorado, 12/18/79
© 1979, Estate of Richard Avedon
Courtesy Amon Carter Museum
P1985.28.119
![](http://www.cartermuseum.org/images/exhibitions/avedon/owens.jpg)
Richard Avedon (1923–2004)
Red Owens, oil field worker, Velma, Oklahoma, 6/12/80
© 1980, Estate of Richard Avedon
Courtesy Amon Carter Museum
P1985.28.23
![](http://www.cartermuseum.org/images/exhibitions/avedon/silvy.jpg)
Richard Avedon (1923–2004)
Allen Silvy, drifter, Route 93, Chloride, Nevada, 12/14/80
© 1980, Estate of Richard Avedon
Courtesy Amon Carter Museum
P1985.28.41