Who is Irving Penn?

Irving Penn's contribution to photography goes far beyond the 165 covers of Vogue. With a meticulous eye and unrelenting pursuit of perfection, his work fits just as comfortably in art galleries as it does on the pages of magazines. From the sculptural photographs of Balenciaga haute couture gown to his still life cigarettes, Irving Penn knows how to make a viewer stop in their tracks.

0:00 Intro
0:18 Early Years
1:51 Twelve Beautiful Women
2:08 Corners and Carpets
3:15 Peru
4:35 1st Haute Couture shoot
5:03 Small Trades
5:37 1950s- Jean Patchett, Lisa Fonssagrives, and Dovima
6:00 1960s- Jean Shrimpton, Lauren Hutton, Veruschka
6:15 Diana Vreeland and Richard Avedon at Vogue
7:14 Flowers
7:56 Printing Process
9:19 Found Objects
9:44 Travel
11:43 Commercial Work
12:42 Phyllis Posnick
19:32 Final Chapter

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BOOKS OF HIS WORK
1. Moments Preserved: Eight Essays In Photographs And Words
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2. Irving Penn: Platinum Prints
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3. Issey Miyake by Irving Penn
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4. Irving Penn: Small Trades
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5. Flowers
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RELATED BOOKS
1. Stoppers: Photographs from My Life at Vogue
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2. Extreme Beauty in Vogue
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