The Kennedys

Whilst scrawling through Richard Avedon's many publications I came across this touching insight into the life of the favourite of all America's President & family.

The book is really interesting to see Avedon document the family out of his usual fashion portraiture of very studio environment of shooting people. Obviously a lot of the images from the collection are shot in a Studio but I personally as the audience totally lost the feeling that is sometimes attached to the location of the image & just wanted to read into the subject matter further. Mission Accomplished Dickie :)
( There are a couple of Fashion images thrown in for good measure ;) How could he resist with one of it not THE most stylish first lady that ever was? ) The book along with the beautiful imagery and historical text does make me question why are they such a popular presidential family? Was it because he was inevitable America's first Television President? Or was it because he was the young, clean cut, dark-suited youth in the debate next to the pale gray suited, older, stern-er Nixon? Answers on the back of a postcard please....
Enjoy some of my favourite images...
Personally have a soft spot for the contacts :)