Poses, power, and perfection Oct 5, 2008
It makes perfect sense, then, that the two foremost photographers of fashion, Irving Penn and Richard Avedon, should also have been among the greatest of portrait photographers. (In Penn's case, it's "still is" rather than "have been": He remains active, at 91. (Boston Globe)
Portrait of our times Oct 4, 2008
Of course, what has changed since the photographic heyday of Cartier-Bresson, Irving Penn or Richard Avedon is time and access. The unfettered access that celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz had to the Rolling Stones is rare by today's standards. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Peter D. Barberie New Photographs C... Sep 23, 2008
In Spring 2008, Dr. Barberie was the guest curator of the widely acclaimed show Close Encounters: Portraits of Artists and Writers by Irving Penn, the first exhibition at New York's prestigious Morgan Library & Museum devoted solely to photography. The former adjunct lecturer at Rutgers University and the University of Pennsylvania previously worked at Hartford, Connecticut's Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art and Christie s Auction House in New York. (Suite101.com)
Where Afghanistan's crossroads of cultures meet Jul 13, 2008
Among artists with work in the show are Diane Arbus, Cecil Beaton, Robert Doisneau, Jacques-Henri Lartigue, and Irving Penn. 25 Sumner St., 011-44-20-7887-8888. (Boston Globe)
Graphic content Jul 5, 2008
The photographs of Irving Penn, makeup artist Pat McGrath says, explaining designer John Galliano's latest inspiration ... I had tea with Irving Penn back in 1993, Galliano says post-show ... Designer John Galliano drew inspiration from the photographs of Irving Penn for the romantic spectacle for his fall runway. (Globe and Mail)
Portraits of the artist as icon Jun 22, 2008
They include some of the best-known in the medium's history: Ansel Adams, Irving Penn, Eliot Porter, Arnold Newman, Cecil Beaton, Philippe Halsman, Yousuf Karsh. Supremely, there was Alfred Stieglitz, American photography's patriarch and chief impresario. (Boston Globe)
artnet Online Auctions - Photographic Portraits Sale Jun 21, 2008
artnet launches Photographic Portraits Sale featuring 20 photographs of Elvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe, The Beatles, and other iconic figures by 15 renowned photographers including Allan Grant, Herman Leonard, Irving Penn, and Bill Ray. -- 20 works by 15 photographers. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Georgia on their minds May 18, 2008
Among photographers in the show are Stieglitz, Irving Penn, Arnold Newman, Eliot Porter, Ansel Adams, Yousuf Karsh, and Philippe Halsman. The most famous of all, Andy Warhol, is represented in the show by a silkscreen of O'Keeffe based on a Polaroid he took of her. (Boston Globe)
Nude Bruni photo sold for $91,000 Apr 12, 2008
It was auctioned as part of a sale of 140 photos from German collector Gert Elfering, which also features work by Irving Penn, Richard Avedon, Helmut Newton and Peter Beard. "Naked woman" costs. (Xinhuanet, China)
Nude Bruni photo sells in auction Apr 11, 2008
It was auctioned as part of a sale of 140 photos from German collector Gert Elfering, which also features work by Irving Penn, Richard Avedon, Helmut Newton and Peter Beard. An Avedon portrait of 1950s and 1960s French screen siren Brigitte Bardot sold for $181,000. (MSNBC -- International)
Portland museum appeals to all ages Apr 6, 2008
Twelve paintings by O'Keeffe, among the 20th century's most widely recognized artists, will be paired with 60 portraits of her by such celebrated photographers as Ansel Adams, Yousef Karsh, Irving Penn, and Alfred Stieglitz. While the museum offers much for adults, it tries hard to offer something for art lovers of all ages. (Boston Globe)
Patti Smith — Artistic Triple Threat Mar 28, 2008
Vogue in the late '50s was a very sophisticated magazine, with photos by Diane Arbus, Irving Penn, Brassai, some of our great photographers. You were very close to a great photographer, Robert Mapplethorpe. (Time.com)
Critics' picks - visual arts Mar 16, 2008
And when the brand name has a brand face that's been photographed by Irving Penn, the result can become something like a trademark. Penn's photos of such figures as Pablo Picasso, Truman Capote (right) , and George Balanchine - among the most famous photographic portraits of the 20th century - are on view in "Close Encounters: Irving Penn Portraits of Artists and Writers," a superb exhibit at New York's Morgan Library, through April 13. (Boston Globe)
Auction of iconic photos to fetch millions Mar 15, 2008
Also that day, the auction house will offer a range of 20th-century photographs by such artists as Edward Weston, Irving Penn, Dorthea Lange and Robert Mapplethorpe. Two Penn masterpieces are expected to bring up to $300,000 and $350,000, respectively. (MSNBC -- News)
How To Take Photographs of Famous People Mar 1, 2008
The photography of Irving Penn ... Irving PennHe photographed the most important artists of the last half-centuryand in the process joined their ranks ... Irving Penn photographed so many prominent cultural figures of the 20th century that, over the years, he came to be regarded as an equal among them. (Slate)
Penn's Photographic Portraits Really Click Jan 18, 2008
January 18, 2008 -- NO one calls the shots the way Irving Penn does ... "Close Encounters: Irving Penn Portraits of Artists and Writers" runs through April 13 at the Morgan Library & Museum, 225 Madison Ave., at 36th Street. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Art Basel Miami Beach: Fashion begins its move into the art world Dec 6, 2007
But the Irving Penn platinum print a farseeing collector might have picked up at auction 10 years ago for under $8,000 would now command $350,000, Holdeman said. A paradoxical dimension of the current lively interest in the field is that the innovative spirit and visual daring of the late '90s when many photographers were mining their personal lives as well as the weirder byways of pop culture, including pornography, and were also eschewing technological wizardry in favor of raw emotional... (International Herald Tribune -- Travel)
Modern Photography Exhibitions Dec 2, 2007
Close Encounters: Irving Penn's Portraits of Artists and Writers. Sixty-seven portraits of notable personalities by American photographer Irving Penn (b. (Suite101.com)
Vanity Fair photo archive to go on display Nov 20, 2007
Now photographers like Irving Penn and Helmut Newton dominated the pages of the magazine - Newton making even the tubbiest and most shambling subjects (for example David Hockney) look like. bermenschen. (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
Zane's World: Fisky Business Sep 13, 2007
Photo: Irving Penn, presidential library archives. University in Nashville, Tenn. (Santa Fe Reporter)
Couture clash between Paris and Rome Jul 3, 2007
A black-gloved Gisele Bundchen, with arched eyebrows and exquisitely judged beauty spot, represented Irving Penn; a model in a jacquard suit and black venetian mask referred to Picasso's blue period. Angela Lindvall wore a Monet-inspired gown on which pale green leaves and pinkish white petals were stitched as lilies on a pond, while Degas was referenced in a simple ballet-slipper toned dress with tiny block shoes woven into the model's hair. (Guardian Unlimited)
Nude Kate Moss photos for sale Apr 18, 2007
Two nude portraits, a 1996 print by Irving Penn and a two-metre square image by Albert Watson, are expected to sell for about 22,000 ($52,500) and 15,000 respectively, the auctioneer said. A set of six prints of the model without make-up, by Chuck Close, could sell for up to 20,000, Christie's said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Moss photos to be auctioned Apr 18, 2007
Two nude portraits, a 1996 print by Irving Penn and a two-metres square image by Albert Watson, are expected to sell for about 22,000 pounds ($A52,500) and 15,000 pounds ($A35,800) respectively, the auctioneer said. A set of six prints of the model without makeup, by Chuck Close, could sell for up to 20,000 pounds ($A47,730), Christie's said. (The Age)
Richard Gere and Shilpa Shetty. Apr 18, 2007
People: Richard Gere, Shilpa Shetty, Carrie Underwood - International Herald Tribune. Carrie Underwood's dark hit "Before He Cheats" won video of the year, female video and best video director at the Nashville, Tennessee CMT Music Awards, in which fans vote on the winners. (International Herald Tribune)
Nude photos of Moss on auction Apr 18, 2007
One of the photos - taken by Irving Penn in 1996 - shows Kate sitting in the nude from sideways on and is expected to fetch around $45,000. advertisement. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Kate Moss' nude photos to be auctioned Apr 17, 2007
These nude photos, a 1996 print by Irving Penn and a two-meters (6. 6 feet) square image by Albert Watson, are expected to sell for about 43,787 U.S. dollars and 29,855 dollars respectively, the auctioneer said, and will be auctioned among a series of other pictures of Moss. (Xinhua)
Nude Kate Moss portraits up for auction Apr 17, 2007
Two nude portraits, a 1996 print by Irving Penn and a 6-by-6-foot square image by Albert Watson, are expected to sell for about $44,000 and $30,000, the auction house said. advertisement. (MSNBC -- News)
Have camera, will travel Mar 25, 2007
Also in the show is work from Evans (Cuba), Irving Penn and Aaron Siskind (Peru), Joel Meyerowitz and Harry Callahan (France), Joel Sternfeld (Italy), and Linda Connor (India). All the pictures are from the Art Institute's permanent collection. (Boston Globe)
Portrait gallery Feb 9, 2007
Iconic photographers who came before her Henri Cartier-Bresson, Irving Penn and Richard Avedon favored restraint, subtlety and even visual starkness in their pictures. Not Leibovitz even if Avedon was an influence. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Far From Home: Photography, Travel, and Inspiration Jan 25, 2007
Irving Penn took a break from his fashion photography to make very different portraits of residents of Cuzco, Per. And Joel Sternfeld turned an eye attuned to the landscapes of America to the often surreal coexistence of old and new in modern Rome. (AbsoluteArts.com)
