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Penn, Irving

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Personal name headingPenn, Irving
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Biography/History noteIrving Penn (1917-2009) was an American fashion photographer for Vogue Magazine.
Birth date19170616
Death date20091007
Place of birthPlainfield, N.J.
Place of deathManhattan, New York, N.Y.
Field of activityPhotography
Profession or occupationFashion photographer
Found inHis Moments preserved, 1960.
New York times WWW site, Oct. 8, 2009 (in obituary published Oct. 7: Irving Penn; b. June 16, 1917, Plainfield, N.J.; d. Wednesday morning [Oct. 7, 2009], Manhattan, aged 92; one of the 20th century's most prolific and influential photographers of fashion and the famous, whose signature blend of classical elegance and cool minimalism was recognizable to magazine readers and museumgoers worldwide)
Info. converted from 678, 2012-10-02 (b. 1917)