Forty years on, Richard Avedon’s iconic series “In the American West” still resonates with the United States’ current political and social landscape. The New York photographer’s powerful portraits of working-class Americans challenge the myth of the cowboy in an idealised West. The full exhibition is now on view at the Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson in Paris, until October 12.
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Challenging the cowboy myth: Paris show revisits Richard Avedon's iconic 'In the American West'
