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Irving Penn
American, 1917–2009
Jacques Fath, New York, March 26, 1948, printed c. 1948
Gelatin silver print, edition of 15
24.5 x 19.5 cm (image); 25.2.x 20.3 cm (paper)
Stamped and inscribed verso, upper left, in black ink: “REF. 2606”; inscribed verso, center, in black ink: “JACQUES FATH / NEW YORK, MAR. 26, 1948”; stamped and inscribed verso, center left, in black ink: “PHOTOGRAPH BY IRVING PENN / Copyright (c) 1950 —RENEWED 1978 by / THE CONDE NAST PUBLICATIONS INC. / Not to be reproduced without / written permission of the / copyright owner.”; signed and stamped verso, center right, in black ink: “Irving Penn / IRVING PENN [in a circle]”; inscribed verso, center left, in black ink: “Print made near to date of / photographic sitting. / I.P.”; stamped and inscribed verso, center right, in black ink: “SIGNED, SILVER PRINTS OF THIS NEGATIVE NOT EXCEEDING 15.”
Gift of Irving Penn, 2001.102
Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories
Exhibition History
London, England, National Portrait Gallery, "Irving Penn Portraits," February 18–June 6, 2010.
Publication History
Penn, Irving. 1960. “Moments Preserved.” Simon and Shuster. p. 30. (other print of this image/variant with different cropping)
Ownership History
Given by the artist to the Art Institute, 2001.