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Irving Penn : centennial

Title
Irving Penn : centennial / Maria Morris Hambourg, Jeff L. Rosenheim ; with contributions by Alexandra Dennett [and four others]
Publication
  • New York : Published by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, [2017]
  • New Haven : Distributed by Yale University Press

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Additional Authors
  • Hambourg, Maria Morris
  • Rosenheim, Jeff
  • Dennett, Alexandra
  • Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.), issuing body, host institution.
  • Grand Palais (Paris, France), host institution.
Description
371 pages : illustrations (some color); 32 cm
Summary
"Celebrating the centennial of Irving Penn's birth, this volume spans the entirety of his groundbreaking career. The introduction situates his work in the context of the various artistic, social, and political environments and events that affected the content of his photographs. The essays acquaint readers with Penn's primary subjects and campaigns, including early documentary scenes and imagery; portraits; fashion; female nudes; people of Peru, Dahomey (Benin), New Guinea, and Morocco; still lifes; and more"--Provided by publisher.
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Genre/Form
Exhibition catalogs.
Note
  • Published in conjunction with "Irving Penn: Centennial" on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, from April 20 through July 30, 2017, and at the Grand Palais, Paris, from September 2017 through January 2018.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Director's foreword / Thomas P. Campbell -- Preface / Maria Morris Hambourg and Jeff L. Rosenheim -- The heart of the matter / Maria Morris Hambourg -- Signs of life, 1939-47 / Jeff L. Rosenheim -- Existential portraits, 1947-48 / Maria Morris Hambourg -- In Vogue, 1947-50 / Philippe Garner -- Cuzco, 1948 / Jeff L. Rosenheim -- Nudes, 1949-50 / Maria Morris Hambourg -- Small trades, 1950-51 / Jeff L. Rosenheim -- Classic portraits, 1948-62 / Maria Morris Hambourg -- Ethnographic photographs, 1967-71 / Harald E.L. Prins -- Cigarettes, 1972 / Maria Morris Hambourg -- Time capsules, 1960s-2007 / Philippe Garner -- Still life, 1968-2000 / Adam Kirsch -- Advertising / Alexandra Dennett -- Penn's printing processes / Vasilios Zatse -- Chronology / Alexandra Dennett -- Notes -- List of plates -- Acknowledgments -- Index.
Call Number
JQG 17-831
ISBN
  • 9781588396181
  • 1588396185
LCCN
2016046514
OCLC
959595608
Title
Irving Penn : centennial / Maria Morris Hambourg, Jeff L. Rosenheim ; with contributions by Alexandra Dennett [and four others]
Publisher
New York : Published by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, [2017]
Distributor
New Haven : Distributed by Yale University Press
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Added Author
Hambourg, Maria Morris, writer of supplementary textual content.
Rosenheim, Jeff, writer of supplementary textual content.
Dennett, Alexandra, writer of supplementary textual content.
Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.), issuing body, host institution.
Grand Palais (Paris, France), host institution.
Research Call Number
JQG 17-831
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