Passage: A Work Record

PENN, Irving Signed on in the year of publication inside a circular cartouche in black ink on the half title page Irving Penn N.Y. 1991 [300] pp. Alfred A. Knopf/ Callaway 1991 12 5/8" x 11" Irving Penn (June 16, 1917 October 7, 2009) was an American photographer known for his fashion photography, portraits, and still lifes. Penn's career included work at Vogue magazine, and independent advertising work for clients including Issey Miyake and Clinique. His work has been exhibited internationally and continues to inform the art of photography. "Passage" is the monumental 1991 survey of Irving Penn's extraordinary career as a portrait, still life, and fashion photographer. Produced by Nicholas Callaway with photographic supervision by Richard Benson, it beautifully collects and reproduces more than fifty years of his visionary work - primarily in conjunction with Vogue magazine.