The American fashion photographer Richard Avedon (born 1923) was best known for his probing portraits that go beyond recording likenesses to explore the identity of society and to reflect dreams and desires. Richard Avedon was born in New York City on...

Richard Avedon added new depth to fashion photography beginning in 1945. His fashion photographs—in Harper's Bazaar, 1945-66, and in Vogue, 1966-90—were distinctive in expressing both motion and emotion. Avedon imparted the...

Richard Avedon (May 15, 1923 – October 1, 2004) was an American photographer. Avedon was able to take his early success in fashion photography and expand it into the realm of fine...

Room with a view We were talking last week to Horst Rechelbacher, the founder of Aveda, about the $4.3m penthouse apartment he just bought at his One Fifth Avenue co-op. "The view here is Heaven," exclaimed Mr. Rechelbacher, referring to his wrap-around porch. "Heaven...

“I’m a terrible meditator,” Maura Moynihan confessed. “I can’t sit still for more than five minutes. I tried and failed. I wish I were a monk. I’m not. I’m an angry New Yorker.”Ms. Moynihan, the daughter of the late U.S. senator from New York,...

Wall Street financier and big-time Democratic donor Roy Furman recently purchased a luxury apartment at the Time Warner Center for $9.89 million, according to city records.The Time Warner Center features a state-of-the-art gym, 24-hour doorman and concierge service, valet parking and, of course, a giant...

Joey Fatone is the "fat one" no more.Two weeks before committing to "Dancing With the Stars," Fatone joined NutriSystem, a weight-loss program that delivers meals to a customer's door.That and a rigorous five-hour, six-day-a-week dance schedule helped him shed 23 pounds in two months, he...