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| | Photography of seduction / Avedon's rediscovered '50s fashion work at Fraenkel |
 | | Richard Avedon strolls around Jeffrey Fraenkel's stark blond wood and white-painted gallery, examining the installation of his latest exhibition, "Made in France," a collection of recently found prints from his days in Paris as the chief photographer for Harper's Bazaar. |
 | | They are 8-by-10s, all of the haute monde models of the day -- Suzy Parker, Dorian Leigh, Dovima, Carmen, China Machado -- wearing the satins, silks, laces, gazars and general opulence of Dior, Balmain, Mme. |
 | | The art of photography is the art of seduction, or as Avedon says, "The moment you stop to look, you've been picked up." And nothing has stopped more fashionistas and beauty voyeurs than Avedon's stunning fashion photography, particularly his precedent-smashing work of the late '50s, of which these 27 prints are some of his best. |
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