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Martha Graham, New York

A work made of gelatin silver print.
Copyright The Irving Penn Foundation

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  • A work made of gelatin silver print.

Date:

March 20, 1948, printed c. 1948

Artist:

Irving Penn
American, 1917–2009

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

Irving Penn

Title

Martha Graham, New York

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1948

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Edition

of 12

Inscriptions

Inscribed verso: ..; inscribed verso: MARTHA GRAHAM / (NEW YORK, MAR. 20, 1948) [in a box]; stamped and inscribed verso: PHOTOGRAPH BY IRVING PENN / Copyright © 1984 by Irving Penn, COURTESY OF VOGUE / Not to be reproduced without / written permission of the / copyright owner and THE CONDE NAST PUBLICATIONS, INC.; stamped and inscribed verso: SIGNED, SILVER PRINTS OF / THIS NEGATIVE NOT EXCEEDING 12.; inscribed verso: Print made near to date of / photographic sitting. / I.P.

Dimensions

Image: 24.4 × 19.5 cm (9 5/8 × 7 11/16 in.); Paper: 25.3 × 20.3 cm (10 × 8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Irving Penn

Reference Number

1996.200

Copyright

Copyright The Irving Penn Foundation

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