Photos courtesy of Fundación MOP. Picture of self, Cuzco, 1948 © The Irving Penn Foundation
On view at the Marta Ortega Pérez Foundation (Fundación MOP) in A Coruña through 1 May is a major exhibition on the American photographer Irving Penn. Organized by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York in collaboration with the Irving Penn Foundation, this traveling show – ‘Irving Penn: Centennial’ – was conceived in 2017, the artist’s birth centenary. It goes through his career – from the 1930s to the first years of the 21st century – with over 160 images covering different facets of his work, including fashion, nudes, still lifes, and portraits.
Marlene Dietrich, New York, 1948 © The Irving Penn Foundation
Hell’s Angel (Doug), San Francisco, 1967 © The Irving Penn Foundation
Rochas Mermaid Dress (Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn), Paris, 1950 © Condé Nast
Black and White Fashion with Handbag (Jean Patchett). New York, 1950 © The Irving Penn Foundation
Naomi Sims in Scarf, New York, ca. 1969 © The Irving Penn Foundation
Nude No. 72, New York, 1949–50 © The Irving Penn Foundation
Mouth (for L’Oréal), New York, 1986 © The Irving Penn Foundation
Tribesman with Nose Disc, New Guinea, 1970 © The Irving Penn Foundation
