Three Asaro Mud Men, New Guinea

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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