The legendary photographer died yesterday at the age of 92. The Daily Beast’s Philip Gefter recalls his genius. Plus, VIEW OUR GALLERY of Penn’s iconic images.
Irving Penn/ Morgan Library & Museum
Truman Capote, New York, 1948
Irving Penn/ Morgan Library & Museum
Jean Cocteau, Paris,1948
Irving Penn / Conde Nast Publications
S.J. Perelman, New York,1962
Irving Penn / Conde Nast Publications
Harlequin Dress (Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn), New York, 1950
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Philip Roth, New York, 1983
Irving Penn / Conde Nast Publications
Colette, Paris, 1951
Irving Penn / Conde Nast Publications
Francis Bacon, London, 1962
Irving Penn / Conde Nast Publications
Pablo Picasso, Cannes, France, 1957
Irving Penn/ Morgan Library & Museum
Marcel Duchamp, New York, 1948
Irving Penn/ Morgan Library & Museum
Irving Penn’s Studio in Paris, Negative: 1950; Print: April 2000
Partial gift of Irving Penn. The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, 2008. 1.134.
