Irving Penn, Cigarette No. 37, New York, 1972, platinum-palladium print mounted to aluminum, image, 23 1/2 x 17 1/4 inches paper, 24 7/8 x 22 inches mount, 26 x 22 inches, Edition of 70 © The Irving Penn Foundation Irving Penn Detailsb. 1917, Plainfield, New Jerseyd. 2009, New YorkConnectThe Irving Penn Foundation@the.irving.penn.foundation Irving Penn studied design from 1934–38 with Alexey Brodovitch at the Philadelphia Museum School of Industrial Art. Following a year painting in Mexico, he returned to New York City and began working at Vogue magazine in 1943, where Alexander Liberman was art director.Penn photographed for Vogue and commercial clients in America and abroad for nearly 70 years. Whether an innovative fashion image, striking portrait, or compelling still life, each of Penn’s pictures bears his trademark style of elegant aesthetic simplicity.In addition to his editorial and advertising work, Penn was also a master printmaker. Beginning in 1964, he pioneered a complex technique for making platinum-palladium prints, a 19th century print process to which he applied 20th century materials.The first retrospective of Penn’s work was organized by the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1984. Following the landmark exhibition which travelled to over 14 countries after MoMA, he resumed painting and drawing as a full-fledged creative endeavor. Until his death in 2009, his innovative photographs continued to appear regularly in Vogue, and his studio was busy with assignments and experimental personal work.Recent exhibitions include Irving Penn: Beyond Beauty at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C. (2015–16) and Irving Penn: Centennial at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (2017). Irving Penn, Pagoda, New York, 2006, india ink over graphite on paper, overall, 22 1/4 x 20 1/4" © The Irving Penn Foundation Irving Penn, Marcel Duchamp (2 of 2), New York, 1948, gelatin silver print, image, 9 1/2 x 7 1/2", paper, 10 x 8", Edition of 25 © The Irving Penn Foundation Exhibitions View All New York Irving Penn Photographism On View Jan 8–Feb 13, 2021 Hong Kong Chewing Gum III Past May 25–Jul 4, 2019 Palo Alto Irving Penn Past Apr 11–May 26, 2019 Journal View All Essays Photography in Focus: Irving Penn Apr 01, 2020 Press The San Francisco Chronicle Reviews "Irving Penn" at Pace Gallery in Palo Alto Apr 10, 2019 Museum Exhibitions Irving Penn: Untroubled Feb 13, 2019