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Irving Penn: Platinum Prints

Irving Penn: Platinum Prints
By Sarah Greenough, Irving Penn

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In a career that spans more than fifty years, photographer Irving Penn has created some of the most arresting portraits, influential fashion studies, and provocative still lifes of the twentieth century. Although much of his work was undertaken for reproduction in magazines, since the early 1960s he has also made a limited number of platinum/palladium prints of his most celebrated photographs. A meticulous craftsman, Penn has experimented extensively with this process in order to make prints with remarkably subtle, rich tonal ranges and luxurious textures; prints that are, in fact, the exact opposite of the more neutral reproductions of his photographs that appear in the popular press.
Included in this handsomely designed and beautifully produced book are platinum/palladium prints of some of Penn’s most important photographs: portraits of Pablo Picasso, David Smith, Saul Steinberg, and Marcel Duchamp; studies of indigenous peoples in New Guinea and Peru; innovative still lifes; in addition to examples of his celebrated fashion studies.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #889745 in Books
  • Published on: 2005-07-10
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • 200 pages

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About the Author

Sarah Greenough is curator and head of the department of photographs at the National Gallery of Art.

Customer Reviews

Magnificent Book5
The first time I saw a photography of Irving Penn was in a Brochure advertising the exhibition at the National Gallery this summer. At that moment I knew I had to make a special trip back to D.C.. The platinum prints were breathtaking. I stood in front of each print for minutes; transported to another world. I felt as I could converse with the subjects; as if their essence had been revealed to me. The book is almost as good as visiting the exhibition. The only difference is the size of the prints. The same text and explanations used in the exhibit are used in the book. The quality of the paper and the color of the prints is exceptional, and accurate. This book is simply a must have!

A book that will change your view on photography4
Irving Penn's Platinum Prints is amazing book. As you go through the it, every turn of a page is a new experience. Each print tells a story of a person's life or a type of culture. Penn is a master in capturing the right moment at the right time. There are so many types of photos in this one book and you get a variety of views on photography
Another great feature to this book is the quality of the prints. The whole photographic process of Platinum Prints is done with the camera. There is no post camera editing. The photos also have a bronze look to them, which is only found in Platinum Prints. Overall this book is amazing; Penn is a genius with the camera. This book will change your view of photography and the way you look at the world. You will walk around looking for things to shoot, hoping to capture a photograph as good as Penns.

The most beautiful...5
.....photographs I have ever seen, in person, and the reproductions in this book come close to replicating the experience. The value of this book for admirers of Irving Penn is the opportunity to see a good selection of solely Platinum/Palladium prints in one well printed book, and to read about the blood, sweat, tears and joy that went into bringing these gorgeous images into the world. Any number of these images are in the pantheon of greatest 20th century photographs, and if "Ballet Society, 1948" isn't one of the most exquisite objects in the possession of 15 lucky owners, then I'll give one of them a good home!(Offers, anyone?). Another worthy monograph devoted to the art of a great photographer.