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'Moon Drops.' It's a beautiful way to live.

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ca.1970
Artist/Maker

The Italian photographer Gianni Penati had a distinguished career spanning six decades. He worked professionally for high-profile fashion magazines including Vogue, while cultivating his own fine art projects.

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Title'Moon Drops.' It's a beautiful way to live.
Materials and techniques
Paper
Brief description
Advertisement pages for Revlon 'Moisture Makers', photographed by Gianni Penati, about 1970
Physical description
Advertisement for a beauty product over two pages with text and photographs in black and white depicting on one page a small profile of a model with text and a model wearing a white dress and holding a large straw hat on the other page. The text describes two of Revlon's face creams: 'Moon Drops' Moisture Balm and 'Moon Drops' Under Makeup Moisture Film.
Credit line
Purchased with the support of an anonymous donor
Summary
The Italian photographer Gianni Penati had a distinguished career spanning six decades. He worked professionally for high-profile fashion magazines including Vogue, while cultivating his own fine art projects.
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Accession number
E.3516-2018

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Record createdJanuary 30, 2019
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