About This Artwork

Richard Avedon
American, 1923–2004

Ronald Fisher, Beekeeper, Davis, California, May 9, 1981, printed in 1985

Gelatin silver print, edition of 6
136 x 114.5 cm
Gift of Boardroom, Inc., 1992.737

Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories

Exhibition History

AIC, "Crossing the Line: Photography Reconsidered," January 29, 2000-June 4, 2000. (David Travis)

AIC, "Photographs by the Score: Personal Visions Twenty-Some Years Apart," October 7, 2006–January 14, 2007. (David Travis)

Publication History

Avedon, Richard. 1985. “In the American West.” Harry N. Abrams. n.p. (other print of this image)

Avedon, Richard. 2002. “Richard Avedon Portraits.” Exh. cat. Metropolitan Museum of Art/Harry N. Abrams. frontispiece and n.p. (other print of this image)

Travis, David. 2003. “Ronald Fischer, Beekeeper, Davis, California.” Art Institute of Chicago Museum Studies, vol. 29. no. 2. p. 51.

Wilson, Laura. 2003. “Avedon at Work in the American West.” University of Texas Press. p. 47. (other print of this image)