Irving Penn :

Irving Penn : beyond beauty / Beyond beauty Merry A. Foresta. - 239 pages : chiefly illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 28 cm

Published to accompany the exhibition held at Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC, 23rd October 2015-20th March 2016, and at four other venues.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Famous for his fashion portraits and experimentation with still life images, Irving Penn ranks as one of the foremost photographers of the 20th century. In an illustrious career that spanned nearly 70 years, Penn was a master of both black-and-white and colour photography, and his revival of platinum printing in the 1960s and 1970s was a catalyst for significant change in the art world. Drawing from the extensive holdings of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, including a major gift from The Irving Penn Foundation, this magnificent catalogue compiles 161 of Penn's iconic images, including a number of unpublished works.

9780300214901 (pbk.) : £30.00


Penn, Irving--Exhibitions.


Photography, Artistic--Exhibitions.

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