Tag: Irving Penn

  • The Lives They Lived – Irving Penn – He Got Beneath the Surface of People

    The Lives They Lived – Irving Penn – He Got Beneath the Surface of People

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    Irving Penn: Seeing Inside He got beneath the surface of people — and things. Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/27/magazine/27Penn-t.html?partner=rss&emc=rss I didn’t read credits then — or, anyway, not at the start — but soon I realized that I was collecting the work of the photographer Irving Penn. It was his vision that I craved — that I still…

  • Irving Penn, Fashion Photographer, Is Dead at 92

    Irving Penn, Fashion Photographer, Is Dead at 92

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    Irving Penn, Fashion Photographer, Is Dead at 92 Mr. Penn’s blend of elegance and minimalism made him one of the most influential photographers of the century. Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/08/arts/design/08penn.html?partner=rss&emc=rss Mr. Penn’s talent for picturing his subjects with compositional clarity and economy earned him the widespread admiration of readers of Vogue during his long association with the…