Street Photographer (A), New York

1950, printed October 1976

Irving Penn

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Irving Penn

Artist, American, 1917 - 2009

The image shows a man in a slight profile position, looking at the camera. He has short, thinning hair and holds a cigar near his face. His facial features include deep-set eyes and a contemplative expression. The man wears a dark overcoat and trousers, with a satchel hanging from his shoulder. He stands next to an old-fashioned camera on a tripod, with a cylindrical object attached to a tripod leg. The background is neutral with fading tones from light to dark, contrasting with the subject.
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The Irving Penn Foundation, New York; gift to NGA, 2019.

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