The Twelve Most Photographed Models, New York

1947

Not on view

Owing to his evident talents with both still-life arrange-ment and portraiture, Penn was tasked with Vogue’s group portraits. These bravado feats of chore-ography were tough assignments, and given the compet-itiveness of many fashion models, this one could have been harrowing. Yet Penn relished this particular job, not only for its challenges but also because it was here that he met Lisa Fonssagrives (back row, center left, in profile). They were married in London three years later.

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Title: The Twelve Most Photographed Models, New York
Artist: Irving Penn (American, Plainfield, New Jersey 1917–2009 New York)
Date: 1947
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Dimensions: Image: 13 3/8 x 16 15/16 in. (34 x 43 cm.)
Sheet: 13 3/8 x 16 15/16 in. (34 x 43 cm.)
Mount: 15 3/8 x 18 7/8 in. (39 x 48 cm.)
Overall: 15 3/8 x 18 7/8 in. (39 x 48 cm.)
Classification: Photographs
Credit Line: Gift of The Irving Penn Foundation, 2023
Object Number: 2023.298.8
Rights and Reproduction: © Condé Nast
Curatorial Department: Photographs

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