Irving Penn Biography

Irving Penn biography

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NAME: Irving Penn
OCCUPATION: Photographer
BIRTH DATE: June 16, 1917
DEATH DATE: October 07, 2009
PLACE OF BIRTH: Plainfield, New Jersey

PLACE OF DEATH: New York, New York

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The stunning portraits of photographer Irving Penn have been collected in several books and exhibitions.

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Born June 16, 1917, Irving Penn initially intended to become a painter. But a job with Vogue magazine in the 1940s turned his focus to photography. His portraits of models and celebrities were shot against bare backdrops with natural light, allowin