Fashion Photography Irving Penn

Irving Penn (1917 – 2009) an American photographer best known for his fashion, portrait, and still life photography.  In a career that spanned nearly seventy years, Penn worked on a series of professional and artistic projects, the legacy of which has arguably made him one of the most influential photographers of the century.

"I myself have always stood in the awe of the camera. I recognize it for the instrument it is, part Stradivarius, part scalpel." -Irving Penn 2001

Irving Penn Archives at the Art Institute of Chicago

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