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Irving Penn
American, 1917–2009
Three Dahomey Girls, One Reclining, 1967
Gelatin silver print and gelatin silver negative
21 3/4 x 20 3/4 in. (print); 24 x 20 in. (negative)
Gift of Irving Penn, 2004.409.1-2
SERIES VI: ETHNOGRAPHIC STUDIES (RESTRICTED)
Dahomey (now Benin), "Three Dahomey Girls, One Reclining," for Vogue feature "The Quest for Beauty in Dahomey," published December 1967. 21 3/4 x 20 3/4 in. gelatin silver print and 24 x 20 in. gelatin silver negative.
See also collection print, accession number 1996.275.