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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© 2013 A+E Networks. All rights reserved.
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