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Irving Penn Exhibit at the de Young
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Irving Penn Exhibit at the de Young

FAMSF Docent Lecture

Founders Room
Wed Mar 27, 2024
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Learn about Vogue's longest standing contributor whose work ranged from early documentary scenes, celebrity portraits, workers with the tools of their trades to abstract nudes and fashion studies.

Irving Penn is widely recognized as one of the 20th century’s greatest photographers.

Vogue’s longest-standing contributor, Penn revolutionized fashion photography in the postwar era.

Using neutral backgrounds, he emphasized models’ personalities through their gestures and expressions. The de Young exhibition includes approximately 175 photographs, spanning every period of Penn’s nearly 70-year career.

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