Irving PennÉtats-Unis, 1917–2009Vitrier, Paris
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National Gallery of Art
Washington, États-Unis
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- Numéro d’inventaire
- 2002.119.47
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- National Gallery of Art
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Pendant ce temps, chez Irving Penn
La vie entière1950
Marries Lisa Fonssagrives
In 1950 Penn and Lisa Fonssagrives marry at Chelsea Register Office; in the same year he photographs his wife in “Harlequin Dress”.
1950
Married: Lisa Fonssagrives
1950s
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.
1952
Birth of his son Tom
Two years after the wedding Lisa gives birth to their son Tom Penn, who will become a metal designer.
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.
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