Irving Penn

The Mighty Penn

The New York Review of Books (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009

Martin Filler ‘Cuzco Children,’ Cuzco, Peru, 1948; photograph by Irving Penn (Condé...

Remembering Mr. Penn

The Lancome Blog (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009

I was saddened to read that Irving Penn passed away yesterday. For those not familiar with Mr. Penn, as he was called, he was one of the most amazing photographers around. He was a regular contributor to Vogue for decades and was known for both his engaging portraits and elegant still-life work. I loved seeing his pictures that accompanied the beauty articles in Vogue. (In fact, if I remember correctly,...

Irving Penn: An Appreciation

Paul Viapiano (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009

Late last night I read the news that photographer Irving Penn had died at age 92. Although he was widely known as a fashion photographer, his career spanned many radically different phases but the common thread through all was his...

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C-MONSTER.net (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009

Product Packaging (Garrison Household 12/08 — 3/09), by Rich Garrison. (Image courtesy of Rich Garrison.) From the Department of No Duh: Experts conclude that art is not a very good investment. (Thanks for the tip, What a Lovely Recession.) The thirst for Hirst appears to be low. (Art Observed.) Still profitable: Maurizio Cattelan. (Art Observed.) R.I.P. Irving Penn. More [...]

Irving Penn

fine nudes (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009

Kate Moss by Irving Penn via Colin Vincent Photography homeofthevain : An ideal for living: kicking ass of photographers 70 years younger than himself until the end. Incidentally, if you’re calling Penn a fashion photographer , you’re calling Picasso a cubist painter. via lychees.tumblr.com via fine nudes on tumblr

Fashion Photographer Irving Penn Dead at 92

Styledash (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009

"Woman with Roses on Her Arm," circa 1950. The model is the photographer's wife of 42 years, Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn. Photo: Irving Penn, AP/Christie's Legendary photographer Irving Penn, 92, died this morning at his Manhattan home, the New York Times has reported . The iconic lensman, who was revered as much for his still lifes as he was his classically composed portraits, has left an indelible...

Irving Penn, Fashion Photographer, Is Dead at 92

International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009

Mr. Penn’s blend of elegance and minimalism made him one of the most influential photographers of the century.

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Photographer Irving Penn dies at 92

The Arts Blog (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009

“Commis-Larue, Paris” (negative 1950, print 1967) by Irving Penn. Platinum/palladium print. Irving Penn, a renowned American photographer whose career spanned more than seven decades, died Wednesday morning in New York. He was 92. Penn’s career began at the premiere fashion magazine Vogue in 1943. His first cover image for Vogue was in October 1943, and he would [...]

Vogue Photography Exhibition Explores Beauty, Model Torture

Show & Talk - New York Fashion Week Blog - New York Magazine (Free subscription) | 03/04/2009

A compilation of Vogue images shot over the past 75 years is on display in Milan through May 10. You can see a selection of them online, and while some are purely beautiful, others are purely painful, like this shot by Irving Penn called Mascara Wars . Vogue says "the exhibition investigates the role of beauty in our culture." That and the creative ways of torturing models. [ Style.com ,...