Performance by Richard Avedon

“We all perform. It’s what we do for each other all the time, deliberately or unintentionally. It’s a way of telling about ourselves in the hope of being recognized as what we’d like to be.” -Richard Avedon

Released last year, the book Performance features more than 200 performers captured by Richard Avedon in rare and never-before-seen images. This includes iconic names such as Marilyn Monroe, Frank Sinatra, Audrey Hepburn, Charlie Chaplin, Judie Garland, Cate Blanchett, Andy Warhol, Sofia Loren, and Marlon Brando.

Comedians, dancers and performance artists are also featured in this must have 304 pages book.