Irving Penn A Career in Photography
Poster
1998 (made)
1998 (made)
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This poster reproduces Irving Penn's 1950 photograph of Lisa Fonssagrives (also known as Mrs Irving Penn), the first great supermodel, wearing a harlequin-pattern dress. The poster was produced for the exhibition 'Irving Penn A Life in Photography', held at the Art Institute of Chicago, 22 November 1997 to 1 Feburary 1998.
Object details
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| Title | Irving Penn A Career in Photography (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Offset lithography printed in red and black |
| Brief description | Poster for the exhibition ' Irving Penn A Career in Photography' held at the Art Institute of Chicago 22. Nov. 97- 1 Feb. 1998. Reproducing a photograph by Penn. |
| Physical description | Poster reproducing Irving Penn's photograph of a Harlequin Dress |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Lettered with details of copyright, production etc |
| Credit line | Given by Mark Haworth-Booth |
| Production | Poster for the exhibition of Irving Penn held at the Art Institute of Chicago 22 November 1997- 1 February 1998 |
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| Summary | This poster reproduces Irving Penn's 1950 photograph of Lisa Fonssagrives (also known as Mrs Irving Penn), the first great supermodel, wearing a harlequin-pattern dress. The poster was produced for the exhibition 'Irving Penn A Life in Photography', held at the Art Institute of Chicago, 22 November 1997 to 1 Feburary 1998. |
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| Accession number | E.509-1998 |
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| Record created | October 2, 2005 |
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