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Child of Florence, Italy

A work made of gelatin silver print.
Copyright Condé Nast Publications, Inc.

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  • A work made of gelatin silver print.

Date:

October 25, 1948, printed c. 1948

Artist:

Irving Penn
American, 1917–2009

About this artwork

Status

On loan to The Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia for Alexey Brodovitch: Astonish Me

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

Irving Penn

Title

Child of Florence, Italy

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1948

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Edition

of 21

Inscriptions

Inscribed verso: ..; inscribed verso: CHILD OF FLORENCE /(OCT. 25, 1948. FLORENCE, ITALY) [in a box]; inscribed verso: REF. 8347; inscribed verso: 16470P-1621; stamped verso: COPYRIGHT / NOT TO BE REPRODUCED WITHOUT / WRITTEN PERMISSION FROM / THE CONDE NAST PUBLICATIONS, INC. ; stamped verso: Photograph / by / PENN ; signed and stamped verso: Irving Penn / IRVING PENN [in a circle] ; stamped and inscribed verso: PHOTOGRAPH BY IRVING PENN / Copyright © 1948–RENEWED 1976 by / THE CONDE NAST PUBLICATIONS INC. / Not to be reproduced without / written permission of the / copyright owner. ; stamped and inscribed verso: SIGNED, SILVER PRINTS OF / THIS NEGATIVE NOT EXCEEDING 21.

Dimensions

Image/paper: 38.3 × 36.4 cm (15 1/8 × 14 3/8 in.); Mount: 50.8 × 40.5 cm (20 × 16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Irving Penn

Reference Number

1996.205

Copyright

Copyright Condé Nast Publications, Inc.

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