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Three Asaro Mud Men, New Guinea

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

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  • A work made of gelatin silver print.

Date:

1970, printed 1984

Artist:

Irving Penn
American, 1917–2009

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

Irving Penn

Title

Three Asaro Mud Men, New Guinea

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1970

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Edition

of 25

Inscriptions

Inscribed verso: REF. 8883; inscribed verso: ..; inscribed verso: THREE ASARO MUD MEN / NEW GUINEA, 1970 [in a box]; stamped and inscribed verso: PHOTOGRAPH BY IRVING PENN / Copyright © 1974 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 25.; signed and stamped verso: Irving Penn / IRVING PENN [in a circle]; inscribed verso: Print made 1984. / I.P.; stamped verso: TONED IN SELENIUM.

Dimensions

Image/paper: 49 × 48.6 cm (19 5/16 × 19 3/16 in.); Mount: 58.5 × 58.5 cm (23 1/16 × 23 1/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Irving Penn

Reference Number

1996.269

Copyright

Copyright The Irving Penn Foundation

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