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Ernest Irving. Kelville Ernest Irving (6 November 1878 – 24 October 1953) was an English music director, conductor and composer, primarily remembered as a theatre musician in London between the wars, and for his key contributions to British film music as music director at Ealing Studios from the 1930s to the 1950s.
Fashion. Throughout Penn's long career at Vogue, fashion was an essential part of his assignments.In the 1940s, using white paper backdrops and striking compositions to emphasize form, he introduced a concise style to fashion photography that departed from the ornate settings that had defined the genre.
Apr 21, 2017 · Photograph by Irving Penn. Nude No. 72, New York, 1949-50. Penn’s nudes build on Edward Weston’s work—more abstract than his predecessor’s but also more flowingly sensual.
Apr 20, 2017 · Exuding an indelible, instantly recognizable style, they were the work of the great Irving Penn — the first modern photographer whose name was fixed in my young brain.
Oct 26, 2020 · Irving Penn, New York, 1963. Photograph by Bert Stern. Irving Penn altered our perception of beauty. Born in the city of Plainfield, New Jersey, in 1917, Irving Penn went on to become one of the great photographers of the 20th century.
Dec 13, 2019 · Penn, though, shaped our world – and our view of it. And he did it not just more than any other living photographer, but more than all but a few other visual artists. His pictures reveal to us what has always been there in front of our eyes – only unseen, unnoticed, uncomprehended.
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Irving Penn is one of the most important modern masters of photography. He has inspired future photographers of all genres with his portraits, still lifes and fashion pictures. He worked as a magazine photographer for Vogue and created numerous personal projects.
