Thursday, 11 March 2010

Irving Penn at the National Portrait Gallery in London


Penn photographed an extraordinary range of celebrities from the worlds of literature, music and the visual and performing arts. This exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in London (on display until 6th June 2010) is brought together from major international collections and includes over 120 silver and platinum prints, many vintage, ranging from his portraits for Vogue magazine in the 1940s to some of his last work.  

Among those featured in the exhibition are Truman Capote, Salvador Dali, Christian Dior, T.S. Eliot, Duke Ellington, Grace Kelly, Rudolf Nureyev, Al Pacino, Edith Piaf, Pablo Picasso and Harold Pinter.

Beautiful !

More info on:  http://www.npg.org.uk/