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Irving Penn : Small Trades by Anne Lacoste and Virginia Heckert (2009, Hardcover)

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Size: 25cm x 4cm x 31cm Publisher ‏ : ‎ J Paul Getty Museum Pubs; Release Date ‏ : ‎9/9/2009 Language ‏ : ‎ English Hardcover ‏ ‎ Page 269 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0892369966.

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Photographer Irving Penn (b. 1917) is renowned for his innovative contributions to portrait, still life, and fashion photography, and a career that has spanned more than six decades at Vogue magazine. In 1950, Vogue assigned Penn to photograph workers in Paris, and thus his monumental work The Small Trades began. Created in 1950 and 1951 in Paris, London, and New York, The Small Trades consists of portraits of skilled trades people dressed in their work clothes and carrying the tools of their respective trades. Capturing the humble coal heaver and the crisply dressed waiter with equal directness, Penn's arresting portraits also underscore fascinating cultural differences. The Small Trades was Penn's most extensive body of work, and he returned to it over many decades, producing ever more exacting prints. Two hundred and six unique images from the series are flawlessly reproduced in this book. In addition, the introductory essay describes the history and context of The Small Trades series and its importance to Penn's career and the history of photography. An interview with Edmonde Charles-Roux, the chief editor for French Vogue from 1952 to 1966, who assisted him on the assignment in Paris, provides fascinating insights of the Paris sittings. An exhibition of the series will be on view at the J. Paul Getty Museum from September 9, 2009, through January 10, 2010.

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Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0892369965
ISBN-13
9780892369966
eBay Product ID (ePID)
73667736

Product Key Features

Book Title
Irving Penn : Small Trades
Author
Virginia Heckert, Anne Lacoste
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Subjects & Themes / Portraits & Selfies, Individual Photographers / General, Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / General, American / General
Publication Year
2009
Genre
Photography, Art
Number of Pages
272 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9.5in
Item Height
1.5in
Item Width
12.3in
Item Weight
78.1 Oz

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Lc Classification Number
Tr647.P46 2009
Reviews
"Rather than picture [his subjects] where they worked, Penn brought them into his studio to pose like models against a sooty gray paper background. The smoky light of his black-and-white prints makes them look like living sculpture, carved into individuality by their life experiences and their times."-- San Francisco Chronicle, "These photographs . . . are respectful, consistent, beautiful, intelligent, daring. And unmissable. A brilliant catalogue."-- Financial Times, "More than 200 prints are reproduced in this finely executed tribute to a master."-- Professional Photographer, "Penn . . . was a master of portrait photography. . . . This collection is of ordinary, anonymous workers--plumbers, bakers, house painters, and street artists in Paris, London, and New York. Each and every one is compelling."-- The Philadelphia Inquirer, "The nobility and individuality of Penn's subjects, and the simple setting, enhanced only by the sitters' tools of their trades, became staples of Penn's equanimous style. Published by Vogue in 1951, the photographs have now been collected in a coffee-table book, which is both a paean and swan song to a lost era."--British Vogue, "The broadest view yet of one of Penn's most important and appealing early projects. . . . Small Trades has the heft of history--it's a sociologist's dream--but it's also one of the year's most fascinating books of fashion photographs."-- Photograph Magazine, "The book is a work of art in its own right; an object of beauty, and a Noah's ark for vanishing trades."-- The Jewish Chronicle
Copyright Date
2009
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2009-930114
Dewey Decimal
779.2
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes

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by peterpammyNov 05, 2019
A special kinship and compassion by artist for his subject the tradespeople.
A fan of Irving Penn photography will enjoy the 200 images from 1950-1951 when he created portraits of workers dressed for their trade in Paris, London, and New York. Small Trades was one of his first bodies of work he revisited after mastering the platinum process.
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by egmont1848Oct 03, 2018
Irving Penn, the Master.
Managed to buy a very good used copy at a reasonable price, quality of the photos excellent.
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by eatapictureOct 27, 2009
Irving Penn - Small Trades
These are ALL the photographs of working people and their trade that Irving Penn took (you can find some of them in his former book "Worlds in a small room"). Most of the time, the expression of dignity and seriousness by these people is stunning. As always with Penn, the frame and the light are perfect, real works of art "painted" with light, shadow and... exceptional talent. A must have if you like the work of this photography giant.

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