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Irving Penn
American, 1917–2009
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Lawrence (Gwen), New York, February 18, 1947, printed 1947/48
Gelatin silver print, edition of 40
47.7 x 39.4 cm (image); 50.8 x 40.4 cm (paper)
Gift of Irving Penn, 2003.31
Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories
Exhibition History
AIC, "About Face: Photographic Portraits from the Collection," October 9, 2004–January 16, 2005. (Katherine Bussard)
AIC, "Photographs by the Score: Personal Visions Twenty-Some Years Apart," October 7, 2006–January 14, 2007. (David Travis)
London, England, National Portrait Gallery, "Irving Penn Portraits," February 18–June 6, 2010.
Ownership History
Given by the artist to the Art Institute, 2003.

