The space between the singer and the photographer’s lens is slippery, inaccessible; you’re not sure you were even invited.

Richard Avedon, known for his stark black-and-white photographs of fashion models, artists and intellectuals, set out in 1979 to document the American West. Of his many portraits of cowboys ...

Richard Avedon at the Carter, an exhibition showcasing forty of Avedon’s groundbreaking portraits as well as archival photographs captured by artist Laura Wilson, will be on view May 18 - Aug. 10.