Birth Chart
Richard Avedon
Richard C. Avedon
Sun Taurus
Moon Taurus
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Influences in signs
↣ Sun in Taurus - 23°45'
↣ Moon in Taurus - 20°14'
↣ Mercury in Gemini - 10°45'
↣ Venus in Aries - 22°48'
↣ Mars in Gemini - 19°53'
↣ Jupiter in Scorpio - 12°49' - retrograde
↣ Saturn in Libra - 14°12' - retrograde
↣ Uranus in Pisces - 16°58'
↣ Neptune in Leo - 15°29'
↣ Pluto in Cancer - 09°36'
↣ North Node in Virgo - 18°25' - retrograde
Aspects
↣ Sun and Moon conjunction (3°31' applying)
↣ Sun and North Node trine (5°20' separating)
↣ Moon and Jupiter opposition (7°25' separating) antiparallel
↣ Moon and Uranus sextile (3°16' separating)
↣ Moon and Neptune square (4°45' separating)
↣ Moon and North Node trine (1°49' separating)
↣ Mercury and Mars conjunction (9°09' separating) parallel
↣ Mercury and Saturn trine (3°27' applying)
↣ Mercury and Neptune sextile (4°44' applying)
↣ Venus and Mars sextile (2°55' separating)
↣ Venus and Saturn opposition (8°36' separating)
↣ Mars and Saturn trine (5°42' separating)
↣ Mars and Uranus square (2°56' separating)
↣ Mars and Neptune sextile (4°25' separating)
↣ Mars and North Node square (1°28' separating)
↣ Jupiter and Uranus trine (4°09' separating)
↣ Jupiter and Neptune square (2°40' separating)
↣ Jupiter and Pluto trine (3°13' applying)
↣ Jupiter and North Node sextile (5°36' applying)
↣ Saturn and Neptune sextile (1°17' separating)
↣ Saturn and Pluto square (4°36' applying)
↣ Uranus and North Node opposition (1°27' applying)
Birth data
- Original name
- Richard C. Avedon
- Chart date
- 15/05/1923
- Chart time
- No time
- Date and time quality
- XX Time not informed what does this mean?
- Data origin
- Astro-Databank
- Location
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New York (NY), USA - Latitude and longitude
- 40°43' North · 74°00' West
- Time zone
- 04:00 West
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About
Richard Avedon was one of the most influential American photographers of the twentieth century, noted for his fashion and portrait work. He became a key presence at magazines such as Harper’s Bazaar and Vogue, where he reimagined fashion photography by capturing movement and personality in images previously dominated by static poses. His studio aesthetic—hard light and direct framing—was notable for revealing the inner lives of his subjects.
Beyond fashion, Avedon produced historic portraits of cultural and political figures—from Marilyn Monroe to Dwight D. Eisenhower—and documented major social tensions, including the Civil Rights Movement, opponents of the Vietnam War, and patients in psychiatric hospitals. The book Nothing Personal (1964), with text by James Baldwin, summarizes his use of photography as social commentary.
Throughout his career he also shot prominent commercial campaigns, including work for Versace and Calvin Klein, and photographed icons of popular music. His influence persists in how contemporary fashion photography and portraiture seek to combine aesthetics, narrative, and psychological revelation.
