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Post by Deleted on Oct 8, 2009 10:53:30 GMT
American photographer Irving Penn, best known for his "less is more" fashion photography and portraiture died at the age of 93. He also did a wonderful series on Flowers.  portrait of Pablo Picasso  |
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Post by bixaorellana on Oct 8, 2009 15:48:12 GMT
He was a monument. The other day, after reading the Harcourt thread, I went online looking at the work of contemporary portrait photographers. Penn's influence is pronounced in so many of them. Steve Pyke's work in particular seems to be a complete homage to Penn's portraits. ObituaryPutting "Irving Penn" into google images renders an astounding number of wonderful, compelling pictures. |
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Post by bixaorellana on Oct 12, 2009 15:48:32 GMT
Click on the picture to see a slide show of this remarkable series of people in the garb of their trades, all from 1950 and '51. There is a narrative, which I preferred to mute. |
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