{"product_id":"irving-penn-beyond-beauty","title":"Irving Penn: Beyond Beauty","description":"\u003ch1\u003eIrving Penn: Beyond Beauty\u003c\/h1\u003eMerry Foresta\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Smithsonian American Art Museum\u003cbr\u003eOctober 1 2015\u003cbr\u003eEAN: 9780300214901\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 0300214901\u003cbr\u003eSynopsis: \u003cb\u003eAn accessible overview of the work of legendary American photographer Irving Penn\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Famous for his fashion portraits and experimentation with still life images, Irving Penn (1917-2009) ranks as one of the foremost photographers of the 20th century. In an illustrious career that spanned nearly 70 years, Penn was a master of both black-and-white and color photography, and his revival of platinum printing in the 1960s and 1970s was a catalyst for significant change in the art world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Drawing from the extensive holdings of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, including a major gift from The Irving Penn Foundation, this magnificent catalogue compiles 161 of Penn's iconic images, including a number of unpublished works. Beautifully designed and illustrated, \u003ci\u003eIrving Penn: Beyond Beauty\u003c\/i\u003e accompanies the first retrospective exhibition of Penn's work in nearly 20 years and features photographs from all stages of his career, including street scenes from the late 1930s, celebrity portraits, Parisian fashion photographs, and more private studio images. Merry A. Foresta's captivating essay introduces this photographer to a younger generation and delves into Penn's use of photography to respond to social and cultural change, speaking to the depths of human existence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDistributed for the Smithsonian American Art Museum in association with The Irving Penn Foundation \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExhibition Schedule: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSmithsonian American Art Museum\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e (10\/23\/15-03\/20\/16)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDallas Museum of Art\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e (04\/15\/16-08\/14\/16)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLesley University, College of Art and Design, Cambridge, MA\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e (09\/10\/16-12\/16\/16)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville, TN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e (02\/24\/17-05\/21\/17)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWichita Art Museum\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e (09\/30\/17-01\/07\/18)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"27th Letter Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67390974066733,"sku":"19945","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0673\/3588\/0749\/files\/original_7417e71f-999d-421c-a8ea-885c3e074876.jpg?v=1787350064","url":"https:\/\/27thletterbooks.com\/products\/irving-penn-beyond-beauty","provider":"27th Letter Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}