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Irving Penn Retrospective exhibit at SF's de Young Museum captures Summer of Love

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- In some ways, walking through the Irving Penn exhibit at San Francisco's de Young Museum is like taking a magazine cover tour of 20th-century America. From the glitzy post-war ...
Observer

At the de Young, Irving Penn’s Genius Is On Full Display

Hells Angel (Doug), San Francisco, 1967. Gelatin silver print. Image: 18 13/16x 19 11/16 in. (47.8 x 50 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of The Irving Penn ...
Observer

One Fine Show: Irving Penn’s San Francisco Summer of Love

There’s a dedicated section that taps into the local flavor with Penn’s photographs from the 1967 San Francisco Summer of Love. There are nude people hugging, the Hell’s Angels and of course, the ...
Vogue

An Irving Penn Exhibition Opens in San Francisco, Serving as a Reminder—Should We Need It—Of His Enduring Genius

A new survey, “Irving Penn,” opening at San Francisco’s de Young Museum on Saturday (it will be up through July 21) reminds us of one crucial thing about Mr. Penn’s work: His images still resonate ...
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Irving Penn

Irving Penn is widely recognized as one of the 20th century's greatest photographers. Vogue's longest-standing contributor, Penn revolutionized fashion photography in the postwar era. Using neutral ...