Irving Penn
- Introduction
- Irving Penn (June 16, 1917 – October 7, 2009) was an American photographer known for his fashion photography, portraits, and still lifes. Penn's career included work at Vogue magazine, and independent advertising work for clients including Issey Miyake and Clinique. His work has been exhibited internationally and continues to inform the art of photography.
- Wikidata
- Q318604
- Introduction
- Penn was a prolific and influential photographer of fashion and celebrity. He worked for Vogue magazine from 1943, producing over 150 cover images. He produced still lifes, nudes, and portraiture for exhibition outside of his commercial work, and was instrumental in the revival of the platinum print process. He married the model Lisa Fonssagrives, whom he photographed professionally, in 1950. He is known as much for his privately produced portraits of ordinary people as well as portraiture of notable figures produced for his employer, the publisher Condé-Nast.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Roles
- Artist, Fashion Photographer, Commercial Artist, Painter, Photographer
- Name
- Irving Penn
- Ulan
- 500016471
Exhibitions
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One-Way Ticket: Jacob Lawrence’s Migration Series and Other Visions of the Great Movement North
Apr 3–Sep 7, 2015
MoMA
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A World of Its Own: Photographic Practices in the Studio
Feb 8–Nov 2, 2014
MoMA
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Photography Rotation 8
May 13, 2011–Mar 12, 2012
MoMA
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Counter Space: Design and the Modern Kitchen
Sep 15, 2010–May 2, 2011
MoMA
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Irving Penn, 1917–2009
Nov 25, 2009–Jun 3, 2010
MoMA
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Irving Penn has
46 exhibitionsonline.
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Irving Penn Woman with Roses (Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn), Paris 1950
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Irving Penn Colette, Paris 1951
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Irving Penn Large Sleeve (Sunny Harnett), New York 1951
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Irving Penn Woman with Bare Back, New York 1961
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Irving Penn Chanel Sequined Suit, New York 1977
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Irving Penn Three Steel Blocks, New York 1980
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Irving Penn Robert Rauschenberg 2005
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Irving Penn Jasper Johns 2006
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