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 StatesRepresentatives
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 beingfashion
still life
nude
portrait
Movements and styles
Fashion PhotographySolo 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