Below is a link to the New York  Times article by Carol Vogel detailing the Israel Museum’s recent gift of 74 portraits by Richard Avedon, from the seminal period in his work in portraiture 1969-1976.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/06/arts/design/richard-avedon-portraits-go-to-israel-museum.html?adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1378741231-DENsqwchzz0H7lTLkK2F4Q