The Sixties
- ISBN-10
- 0224042033
- ISBN-13
- 9780224042031
- Series
- The Sixties
- Category
- History / Modern / 20th Century / General
- Pages
- 235
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1999
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Authors
- Richard Avedon, Doon Arbus
Description
This work offers a portrait of the sixties by photographer, Richard Avedon. In addition to the photographs of those who characterized the era, there are fifty interviews including Dr Spock and Janis Joplin. Portraits include The Beatles, Norman Mailer, Truman Capote and American Nazi Party.
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