Platinum Test Materials 15/17

1989

Irving Penn

Associated Names
Irving Penn

Artist, American, 1917 - 2009

The image is a collage of black and white photographs. One photograph shows a man with long hair and sideburns looking at the camera. Another shows four rod-like objects standing upright. There is a photograph of a photographer using an old-fashioned camera on a tripod while a young girl poses for the camera. Another photo shows an older man's face. Some images depict people partially, like a woman's bare back and a man in a bow tie. Lastly, there is a photo of a woman and a child in historical clothing, seated indoors with decorative wallpaper. The collage is secured with visible tape on a plain background.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    collage of platinum/palladium prints on assorted papers

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Irving Penn

  • Dimensions

    framed: 76.2 x 55.9 cm (30 x 22 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.119.15


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Irving Penn; gift to NGA, 2002.

Associated Names

Wikidata ID

Q64155301

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