A new book explores Richard Avedon's advertising legacy

Richard Avedon took the kind of pictures that got people talking. His shot of a boa constrictor wrapping itself around a naked Nastassja Kinski remains one of the most sensational celebrity photographs of all time. His stark portraits—Marilyn Monroe, a bald beekeeper, Andy Warhol’s stitch-scarred stomach—have been drawing gasps for more than 40 years. And, of course, his photos of Brooke Shields had everyone whispering about what got between her and her Calvins. That 1980