biografia di Irving PENN (1917-2009)

Personal data


Birth : 06/19/1917 - Plainfield NJ New Jersey, United States
Death : 10/07/2009
Sex : M
Nationality/Affiliation : United States

Address

New York NY New York, United States

Representatives

Pace / McGill Gallery – 9th floor 32 East 57th Street – New York NY, United States


Education

(Advertising design)
Pupil of / student of Alexey BRODOVITCH [ 1898-1971 ]

Professional data


Work and Life

1943:First Cover for “Vogue”, USA
1938:Moved to New York NY, USA


Other professions

Graphic Artist
Philadelphia Museum School of Industrial Art – Philadelphia PA, United States

Work


Categorie and medium


Photography : Bromoil gelatin silver print

Subject

human being
fashion
still life
nude
portrait

Movements and styles

Fashion Photography

Solo Exhibitions (Selected)


Solo exhibitions

2005

The Platinium Prints
NGA National Gallery of Art – Washington DC, United States
06/19/2005 – 10/02/2005

Underfoot
Fraenkel Gallery – San Francisco CA, United States
03/07/2005 – 04/27/2005

2004

Concerns
Pace / McGill Gallery – New York NY, United States
01/29/2004 – 03/20/2004

2002

Irving Penn circa 1948
Fraenkel Gallery – San Francisco CA, United States
04/2002

Still Life 1947-2001
Pace / McGill Gallery – New York NY, United States
2002

Galerie Thierry Marlat – Paris, France
09/18/2002 – 11/02/2002

Dancer
MEP Maison Européenne de la Photographie – Paris, France
09/18/2002 – 10/20/2002

Hamiltons Gallery – London, United Kingdom
09/13/2002 – 10/19/2002

Nudes
The Art Institute of Chicago – Chicago IL, United States
06/01/2002 – 10/06/2002

Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Serralves – Porto, Portugal
04/20/2002 – 06/16/2002

Dancer: 1999 Nudes by Irving Penn
MFAH The Museum of Fine Arts – Houston TX, United States
03/17/2002 – 06/16/2002

Earthly Bodies: Irving Penn’s Nudes, 1949¿50
The Metropolitan Museum of Art – New York NY, United States
01/15/2002 – 04/21/2002

Dancer: 1999 Nudes by Irving Penn
Whitney Museum of American Art – New York NY, United States
01/12/2002 – 05/12/2002

Group Exhibitions (Selected)


Art shows / fairs

2006

Paris Photo n°10
Carrousel du Louvre – Paris, France
11/16/2006 – 11/19/2006
Represented by : Camera Work GmbH – Kantstrasse 149 – Berlin, Germany

2005

Paris Photo n°9
Paris, France
11/17/2005 – 11/20/2005
Represented by : Hamiltons Gallery – 13 Carlos Place – London, United Kingdom

2004

Art 35 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/16/2004 – 06/21/2004
Represented by : Fraenkel Gallery – 4th floor 49 Geary Street – San Francisco CA, United States

2003

Art Basel Miami Beach
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/04/2003 – 12/07/2003
Represented by : Corkin/Shopland – 55 Mill str., Bulding 61 – Toronto ON, Canada

Paris Photo, n°7
Carrousel du Louvre – Paris, France
11/13/2003 – 11/16/2003
Represented by : Hamiltons Gallery – 13 Carlos Place – London, United Kingdom

Art 34 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/18/2003 – 06/23/2003
Represented by : Fraenkel Gallery – 4th floor 49 Geary Street – San Francisco CA, United States

Art Chicago 2003
Navy Pier’s Festival Hall – Chicago IL, United States
05/09/2003 – 05/12/2003
Represented by : Robert Koch Gallery – 5th floor 49 Geary Street – San Francisco CA, United States

2002

Paris Photo, n°6
Carrousel du Louvre – Paris, France
11/14/2002 – 11/17/2002

Art 33 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/12/2002 – 06/17/2002
Represented by : Hamiltons Gallery – 13 Carlos Place – London, United Kingdom

2001

Paris Photo, n°5
Carrousel du Louvre – Paris, France
11/15/2001 – 11/18/2001
Represented by : Galerie Thierry Marlat – 2 Rue de Jarente – Paris, France

Art 32 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/13/2001 – 06/18/2001
Represented by : Hamiltons Gallery – 13 Carlos Place – London, United Kingdom

AIPAD Photography Show
New York NY, United States
02/16/2001 – 02/18/2001
Represented by : J.J. Brookings Gallery – 669 Mission Street – San Francisco CA, United States

Photo L.A The 10th Los Angeles Photographic Print Exposition
Santa Monica Civic Auditorium – Santa Monica CA, United States
01/18/2001 – 01/21/2001
Represented by : J.J. Brookings Gallery – 669 Mission Street – San Francisco CA, United States

Artpalmbeach – 4th Modern & Contemporary Art Fair
International Pavilion of the Palm Beaches – West Palm Beach FL, United States
01/10/2001 – 01/15/2001
Represented by : Jane Corkin Gallery – 55 Mill street, Bulding 61 – Toronto ON, Canada

2000

Paris Photo, n° 4
Carrousel du Louvre – Paris, France
11/16/2000 – 11/19/2000
Represented by : A Gallery for Fine Photography – 322 Royal Street – New Orleans LA, United States

Photo San Francisco, n° 1
Fort Mason – San Francisco CA, United States
07/27/2000 – 07/30/2000
Represented by : Carol Ehlers Gallery Limited – Suite 303 750 North Orleans – Chicago IL, United States

photo L.A. 2000 – 9th Los Angeles Photographic Print Exposition
Santa Monica Civic Auditorium – Santa Monica CA, United States
01/20/2000 – 01/23/2000
Represented by : Robert Klein Gallery – 4th floor 38 Newbury Street – Boston MA, United States

1999

Artpalmbeach – Modern & Contemporary Art Fair
International Pavilion of the Palm Beaches – West Palm Beach FL, United States
03/10/1999 – 03/15/1999
Represented by : Jane Corkin Gallery – 55 Mill street, Bulding 61 – Toronto ON, Canada


Group exhibitions

2002

The Life of the City
MoMA Museum of Modern Art – New York NY, United States
02/28/2002 – 05/21/2002

Bibliography (Selected)


On the artist


Periodicals

2002

Irving Penn’s Nudes
in: Guide Sourcebook to the U.S. Art World – Art in America n° 8 p. 29
New York NY, United States
2001-2002

Art on Paper
New York NY, United States
05/2002-06/2002

ROJO José Andrés – La serena dignidad de los hombres y las cosas: Irving Penn, entre lo divino y lo humano
in: Arte y Parte n° 38 p. 78
Santander, Spain
04/2002-05/2002

P.N. – La transgression d’un style mythique
in: Paris Photo Magazine International n° 22 p. 54
Paris, France
09/2002-10/2002

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