Irving Penn was born on June 16th, 1917 in Plainfield, New Jersey. His parents Harry and Sonia Penn. From 1934 to 1938 he attended the Philadelphia Museum and School of Industrial Art. He studied drawing, painting and industrial arts. He died at age 92 on October 7th, 2009 at his home in Manhattan. In 1950, he married his favorite model, Lisa Fonssagrives. They met at a photo shoot in 1947 and had one son together. Penn photographed still life objects and found objects in unusual arrangements and great quality. His photographs were so "futuristic" they would not be released to the public until months later. For example, he did a series of posed nudes whose physical shapes range from thin to plump and were shot in 1949-1950, but were not exhibited until 1980. His still lifes are skillfully arranged of food or objects; at once spare and highly organized, the objects articulate the abstract interplay of line and volume.
His portrait photographs are my favorite because thats the kind of photography i like to shoot. these are some of my favorites.
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