Research Catalog

Title

Irving Penn : beyond beauty / Merry A. Foresta.

Author

Penn, Irving

Publication

• Washington, DC : Smithsonian American Art Museum ; New York, NY : In association with The Irving Penn Foundation, [2015]
• New Haven ; London : Distributed by Yale University Press, [2015]

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Details

Additional Authors

• Foresta, Merry A.
• Broun, Elizabeth
• Smithsonian American Art Museum, publisher.
• Dallas Museum of Art, host institution.
• Lesley University, host institution.
• Frist Center for the Visual Arts (Nashville, Tenn.), host institution.
• Wichita Art Museum, host institution.

Description

239 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color), plates (some color); 28 cm

Summary

Famous for his fashion portraits and experimentation with still life images, Irving Penn (1917-2009) 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 color 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from The Irving Penn Foundation, this magnificent catalogue compiles 161 of Penn's iconic images, including a number of unpublished works. Beautifully designed and illustrated, this book accompanies the first retrospective exhibition of Penn's work in nearly 20 years and features photographs from all stages of his career, including street scenes from the late 1930s, celebrity portraits, Parisian fashion photographs, and more private studio images. Merry A. Foresta's captivating essay introduces this photographer to a younger generation and delves into Penn's use of photography to respond to social and cultural change, speaking to the depths of human existence.

Subjects

• Penn, Irving > Exhibitions
• Photography, Artistic > Exhibitions

Note

• Exhibition held at Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, District of Columbia, October 23, 2015-March 20, 2016; Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, Texas, April 15-August 14, 2016; Art Center, Lesley University, Boston, Massachusetts, September 10-December 16, 2016; Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville, Tennessee, February 24-May 21, 2017; and Wichita Art Museum, Wichita, Kansas, September 30, 2017-January 7, 2018.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 238) and index.

Contents

Introduction / Elizabeth Broun -- Supporters of the exhibition -- Acknowledgments / Merry A. Foresta -- Irving Penn. Beyond Beauty / Merry A. Foresta -- Plates -- Works in the collection.

Call Number

MFX (Penn) 15-5677

ISBN

• 9780300214901
• 0300214901

LCCN

2015934207

OCLC

909251372

Author

Penn, Irving, photographer, artist.

Title

Irving Penn : beyond beauty / Merry A. Foresta.

Publisher

Washington, DC : Smithsonian American Art Museum ; New York, NY : In association with The Irving Penn Foundation, [2015]

Distributor

New Haven ; London : Distributed by Yale University Press, [2015]

Type of Content

still image

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 238) and index.

Added Author

Foresta, Merry A., author.

Broun, Elizabeth, writer of introduction.

Smithsonian American Art Museum, publisher.

Dallas Museum of Art, host institution.

Lesley University, host institution.

Frist Center for the Visual Arts (Nashville, Tenn.), host institution.

Wichita Art Museum, host institution.

Research Call Number

MFX (Penn) 15-5677