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Irving Penn

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Irving Penn 1917-, American photographer, brother of Arthur Penn, b. Plainfield, N.J.; studied Philadelphia Museum School of Industrial Art (1934-38). Best known for his fashion work, he is also a master of portraiture and still life. Originally a painter, Penn began working working for Vogue magazine in 1943 and became one of America's most successful fashion photographers, known for his cool, refined, and glamorously stylized images. In portraiture, Penn uses plain backgrounds and natural light and is famously adept at capturing the essence of his sitter's personality. He has photographed... Read more
Irving Penn
...celebrities. In his portraits the subject is usually posed before a bare backdrop and photographed in natural northern light. The resulting images combine simplicity and directness with great formal sophistication. Irving Penn Irving Penn Irving Penn Read more
Arthur Hiller Penn
1922-, American director, brother of Irving Penn , b. Philadelphia; studied Black Mountain...and the Actors' Studio, Los Angeles. Penn, who often deals with themes of alienation...adaptation of a television drama. Penn's masterpiece, Bonnie and Clyde (1967... Read more

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