Richard Avedon
The Chicago Seven: Lee Weiner, John Froines, Abbie Hoffman, Rennie Davis, Jerry Rubin, Tom Hayden, Dave Dellinger, Chicago, November 5, 1969

The Chicago Seven: Lee Weiner, John Froines, Abbie Hoffman, Rennie Davis, Jerry Rubin, Tom Hayden, Dave Dellinger, Chicago, November 5, 1969

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The Chicago Seven: Lee Weiner, John Froines, Abbie Hoffman, Rennie Davis, Jerry Rubin, Tom Hayden, Dave Dellinger, Chicago, November 5, 1969
The Chicago Seven: Lee Weiner, John Froines, Abbie Hoffman, Rennie Davis, Jerry Rubin, Tom Hayden, Dave Dellinger, Chicago, November 5, 1969
ArtistAmerican, 1923–2004
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • The Chicago Seven: Lee Weiner, John Froines, Abbie Hoffman, Rennie Davis, Jerry Rubin, Tom Hayden, Dave Dellinger, Chicago, November 5, 1969
DateNovember 5, 1969
MediumGelatin silver prints
DimensionsSheet (.A): 121 15/16 × 81 3/8 in. (309.7 × 206.7 cm)
Sheet (.B): 121 5/8 × 78 7/8 in. (308.9 × 200.3 cm)
Sheet (.C): 121 3/4 × 82 in. (309.2 × 208.3 cm)
Overall: 121 3/4 × 246 in. (309.2 × 624.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment
Object number2017.498.A-.C
Not on view

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Description

Arguably America’s preeminent fashion photographer, Richard Avedon
yearned for acclaim as an artist tackling socially significant subjects. Deeply
conscious of his own failure to meaningfully protest the Vietnam War, Avedon wanted
to photograph people who were “putting themselves on the line,” including the
men charged with conspiracy to incite a riot outside the 1968 Democratic
National Convention. For him, the Chicago
Seven
mural was a sort of atonement and call to conscience, as well as a
monumental declaration of what would become his signature style—figures isolated
against a white background, photographed with a large-format camera, and printed
full-frame.



ProvenanceThe artist; The Richard Avedon Foundation, New York; AXA Art Insurance Corp, 2015; [Steven Kasher Gallery, New York]; purchased by MFAH, 2017.
Exhibition History“Richard Avedon,” Minneapolis Institute of Arts, July 2–August 30, 1970. [non-editioned print]
"Richard Avedon, Photographer," Marlborough Gallery, September 10, 1975–October 4, 1975. [ed. 1/2]
“Richard Avedon: Evidence, 1944-1994,” Whitney Museum of American Art, March 24–June 26, 1994 [ed. 1/2]
“Richard Avedon: Portraits,” The Metropolitan Museum of Art, September 26, 2002–January 5, 2003. [ed. 1/2]
“Richard Avedon: Portraits of Power,” Corcoran Gallery of Art, September 13, 2008–January 25, 2009. [ed. 1/2]
“Richard Avedon Murals & Portraits,” Gagosian Gallery, May 4–July 27, 2012 [ed. 2/2]

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Panel 1, verso: Stamped, lower right: The Chicago Seven / l. to r. Lee Weiner, John Frolnes, Abbie Hoffman, / Rennie Davis, Jerry Rubin, Tom Hayden, Dave Dellinger / Chicago, 9-25-69 / / Richard Avedon warrants and represents that, aside / from the signed and numbered photographs in these / series, (Marlborough gallery, 9-10-75) no other / original prints of these photographs will be made by / him or under his authority except for a limited num- / ber of prints made solely in connection with museum / exhibitions. / / This original photograph may not be reproduced by / this or any subsequent purchaser without written / permission of the photographer. / / Copyright © 1975 by Richard Avedon / All Rights Reserved. / / neg. no. 61 [in ink] / / edition of number [crossed out]
Panel 1, verso: Signed in ink, lower right: Richard Avedon [cursive]
Panel 1, verso: Inscribed in ink, lower right: A/P 1/1

Panel 2, verso: Stamped, lower right: The Chicago Seven / l. to r. Lee Weiner, John Frolnes, Abbie Hoffman, / Rennie Davis, Jerry Rubin, Tom Hayden, Dave Dellinger / Chicago, 9-25-69 / / Richard Avedon warrants and represents that, aside / from the signed and numbered photographs in these / series, (Marlborough gallery, 9-10-75) no other / original prints of these photographs will be made by / him or under his authority except for a limited num- / ber of prints made solely in connection with museum / exhibitions. / / This original photograph may not be reproduced by / this or any subsequent purchaser without written / permission of the photographer. / / Copyright © 1975 by Richard Avedon / All Rights Reserved. / / neg. no. 79 [in ink] / / edition of number [crossed out]
Panel 2, verso: Signed in ink, lower right: Richard Avedon [cursive]
Panel 2, verso: Inscribed in ink, lower right: A/P 1/1.

Panel 3, verso: Stamped, lower right: The Chicago Seven / l. to r. Lee Weiner, John Frolnes, Abbie Hoffman, / Rennie Davis, Jerry Rubin, Tom Hayden, Dave Dellinger / Chicago, 9-25-69 / / Richard Avedon warrants and represents that, aside / from the signed and numbered photographs in these / series, (Marlborough gallery, 9-10-75) no other / original prints of these photographs will be made by / him or under his authority except for a limited num- / ber of prints made solely in connection with museum / exhibitions. / / This original photograph may not be reproduced by / this or any subsequent purchaser without written / permission of the photographer. / / Copyright © 1975 by Richard Avedon / All Rights Reserved. / / neg. no. 151 [in ink] / / edition of number [crossed out]
Panel 3, verso: Signed in ink, lower right: Richard Avedon [cursive]
Panel 3, verso: Inscribed in ink, lower right: A/P 1/1
Panel 1, verso: Signed in ink, lower right: Richard Avedon [cursive]
Panel 2, verso: Signed in ink, lower right: Richard Avedon [cursive]
Panel 3, verso: Signed in ink, lower right: Richard Avedon [cursive]

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