Bibliograph

Irving Penn, a career in photography, edited by Colin Westerbeck ; with contributions by Rosamond Bernier [and 6 others]

Type

Label

Irving Penn, a career in photography, edited by Colin Westerbeck ; with contributions by Rosamond Bernier [and 6 others]

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Irving Penn

Nature of contents

catalogsbibliography

Oclc number

37157779

Responsibility statement

edited by Colin Westerbeck ; with contributions by Rosamond Bernier [and 6 others]

Sub title

a career in photography

Summary

Trained as an artist, Irving Penn began photographing for "Vogue" in the 1940s--and went on to become one of the most versatile and accomplished image-makers of the last 50 years. His photographs have become documents of the century, from his portraits of native peoples to his gravity defying still lifes of Clinque cosmetics. This landmark retrospective showcases 90 of Penn's standout images

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