Irving Penn at Work in Cuzco, Peru

1948

American 20th Century, Unknown Photographer

Associated Names
The image shows two children sitting side by side on a wooden chair. The boy, on the left, has short dark hair and wears a hat, a jacket, and pants. The girl, on the right, wears a hat, a dress with long sleeves, and a full skirt. Their faces have neutral expressions. They hold hands. A man stands in the foreground with a camera on a tripod. On the wall to the left, there are small portraits in a frame. The background has a draped backdrop and a tiled floor, with an open doorway leading to a darker area on the left side.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Irving Penn

  • Dimensions

    image: 30.5 x 29.4 cm (12 x 11 9/16 in.)
    overall: 50.6 x 40.4 cm (19 15/16 x 15 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2005.77.1


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Irving Penn; gift to NGA, 2005.

Associated Names

Wikidata ID

Q64144084

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