Irving PennAmerican, 1917–2009Edward Steichen (C), New York
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Chicago, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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- The museum
Details
- Accession number
- 2001.81
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In the catalog
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- Art Institute of Chicago
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In the life of Irving Penn
The whole life1950s
His own studio and advertising photography
In the 1950s Penn founds his own studio in New York and begins making advertising photographs; over the years his list of clients grows to include General Foods, De Beers, Issey Miyake and Clinique.
1960
The book “Moments Preserved”
Penn’s pivotal book “Moments Preserved” is published; until then his photographs had been seen almost exclusively in reproduction within the glossy pages of magazines.
1975
Exhibitions in New York, Turin and London
In 1975 come the exhibition “Irving Penn: Recent Works, Photographs of Cigarettes” at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, “I Platini di Irving Penn: 25 Anni di Fotografia” at the Galleria Civica d’Arte Moderna in Turin and “Irving Penn: Platinum Plates” at The Photographers’ Gallery in London.
1984
A retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art
The Museum of Modern Art in New York mounts the retrospective “Irving Penn, a retrospective”.
1992
Death of Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn
Penn’s wife, Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn, dies.
1997–1998
“A Career in Photography” at the Art Institute of Chicago
The retrospective “Irving Penn: A Career in Photography” is held at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1997–1998 and then travels internationally.
