Synopsis
Photographer Irving Penn (b. 1917) is renowned for his innovative contributions to portrait, still life, and fashion photography, and a career that has spanned more than six decades at Vogue magazine. In 1950, Vogue assigned Penn to photograph workers in Paris, and thus his monumental work The Small Trades began. Created in 1950 and 1951 in Paris, London, and New York, The Small Trades consists of portraits of skilled tradespeople dressed in their work clothes and carrying the tools of their respective trades. Capturing the humble coal heaver and the crisply dressed waiter with equal directness, Penn’s arresting portraits also underscore fascinating cultural differences.
The Small Trades was Penn’s most extensive body of work, and he returned to it over many decades, producing ever more exacting prints. Two hundred-six unique images from the series are flawlessly reproduced in this book. In addition, the introductory essay describes the history and context of The Small Trades series and its importance to Penn’s career and the history of photography. An interview with Edmonde Charles-Roux, the chief editor for French Vogue from 1952 to 1966, who assisted Penn on the assignment in Paris, provides fascinating insights of the Paris sittings.
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Virginia A. Heckert and Anne Lacoste are associate curator and assistant curator, respectively, in the Department of Photographs at the J. Paul Getty Museum.
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Small Trades
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J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, 2009
ISBN 10: 0892369965
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Condition: Very Good +. Los Angeles: J. Paul Getty Museum, 2009. Second Printing. Quarto (31.2cm); photo-illustrated dust jacket; boards in oatmeal cloth with gray lettering to spine; [30],1-269pp; b&w photos throughout. Brief shelfwear to jacket. Boards sturdy and square. Binding sound and pages unmarked. Collection of over 200 photographic portraits taken in 1950 and 1951 featuring workers in Paris, London, and New York, outfitted with their respective work clothes and the tools of their various trades. Seller Inventory # 42293
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. illustrated (illustrator). 1st Edition. Over 250 tri-tone illustrations exquisitely printed. Jacket unclipped, clean, colorful. Textbox edge has some spotting. Binding tight. Text bright and unmarked. Seller Inventory # ML820
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Hard cover. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 272 p. Audience: General/trade. Very good in very good dust jacket. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket in mylar. Seller Inventory # Alibris.0017883