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Irving Penn
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OverviewAI-generated
Irving Penn was an American photographer and artist born in Plainfield in 1917. He was educated at The University of the Arts and worked primarily in fashion photography. His professional career spanned from 1943 to 2000. He was married to Lisa Fonssagrives and had a sibling named Arthur Penn.
Penn received the Hasselblad Award and the Kulturpreis der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Photographie. His works are held in the collections of the Minneapolis Institute of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, and the Tate. He died in Manhattan in 2009. The Irving Penn Foundation is associated with his legacy.
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1917-06-16 ) June 16, 1917, Plainfield, New Jersey , U.S.
- Died
- October 7, 2009 (2009-10-07) (aged 92), New York City , New York, U.S.
- Occupation
- Photographer
- Spouse
- Lisa Fonssagrives ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1950 – 1992 ) (her death)
- Family
- Arthur Penn (younger brother) , Matthew Penn (nephew)
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Official website
The Irving Penn Foundation
Official website of The Irving Penn Foundation, with background information on the life and career of photographer Irving Penn. Includes images, biography, chronology, exhibition list, bibliography, and news., Official website of The Irving Penn Foundation, with background information on the life and career of photographer Irving Penn. Includes images, biography, chronology, exhibition list, bibliography, and news.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Plainfield
- Place of death
- Manhattan
- Sibling
- Arthur Penn
- Occupation
- artist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- fashion photography
- Official website
- irvingpenn.org
- Image
- Polacek penn simanek 1986 prague.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1917-06-16
- Commons category
- Irving Penn
- date of death
- 2009-10-07
- name in native language
- Irving Penn
- has works in the collection
- Whitney Museum of American Art
- start of work period
- 1943-01-01
- end of work period
- 2000-01-01
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Encyclopedic overview
Irving Penn (June 16, 1917 – October 7, 2009) was an American photographer known for his fashion photography, portraits, and still lifes. Penn's career included work at Vogue magazine, and independent advertising work for clients including Issey Miyake and Clinique. His work has been exhibited internationally and continues to inform the art of photography.
Early life and education
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