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Synopsis
This is a magnificently illustrated volume exploring the acclaimed "Small Trades" series from renowned photographer Irving Penn. Photographer Irving Penn (b. 1917) is renowned the world over for his innovative contributions to portrait, still life, and fashion photography during a career that has spanned six decades. In 1950, "Vogue" magazine sent Penn on an assignment to photograph the workers of Paris, and thus his monumental work "Small Trades" began. Between 1950 and 1951, Penn travelled between Paris, London, and New York to produce an extensive photographic portrait of each city's skilled tradespeople in their work clothes, carrying the tools of their professions. This generously illustrated volume brings together more than 200 unique images from "Small Trades", alongside essays discussing the history and significance of the series - to both Penn's career and the history of photography - as well as a fascinating interview with Edmonde Charles-Roux, the chief editor for French "Vogue" from 1952-1966, who assisted Penn on his assignment to Paris in 1950.
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Virginia Heckert & Anne Lacoste are associate and assistant curator, respectively, in the Department of Photographs at the J. Paul Getty Museum.
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Irving Penn: Small Trades
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J.Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA, 2009
ISBN 10: 0892369965
ISBN 13: 9780892369966
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Seller: Shaker Mill Books, W. Stockbridge, MA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. illustrated (illustrator). 1st Edition. Over 250 tri-tone illustrations exquisitely printed. Jacket unclipped, clean, colorful. Textbox edge has some spotting. Binding tight. Text bright and unmarked. Seller Inventory # ML820
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Irving Penn: Small Trades
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Irving Penn; Small Trades
Seller: BWS BKS, Ferndale, NY, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: New. 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. Seller Inventory # 79093