In the American West was first published in conjunction with the exhibition at the Amon Carter Museum in Fort Worth, Texas. Seven years earlier, the museum had commissioned Avedon to photograph ordinary people living in the Western US. Between 1979 and 1984, Avedon made numerous trips through the region and photographed over 800 subjects, of which about 120 were included in the final exhibition. Parr & Badger, vol. 2, p. 38. Folio. Black and white full page photographs throughout. Original tan cloth lettered in black, mounted photographic portraits on each cover. With the original acetate dust jacket. Fine in fine dust jacket.