PENN, Irving; Alexander Liberman.
Moments Preserved.
First Edition of Moments Preserved; Inscribed by Irving Penn
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1960.
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First edition of Penn's first book. Large quarto, original beige cloth, original pictorial slipcase. Inscribed, "For Alexander Irving Penn." Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light wear. The slipcase is in near fine condition with just a touch of wear. A very sharp example.
Irving Penn was an internationally known American photographer who became popular for his work in fashion photography. He worked at Vogue magazine, and he photographed for Issey Miayke and Clinique. His work serves as an example of excellent photography even today. Moments Preserved is his first publication. Irving Penn said befittingly of his work, "[s]ensitive people faced with the prospect of a camera portrait put on a face they think is one they would like to show the world. Very often what lies behind the facade is rare and more wonderful than the subject knows or dares to believe" (1975). His photography is reverently held at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Smithsonian American Art Museum, both of which also hold collections of personal materials that relate to Penn's career. (Roth 101, pp. 158-159; Hasselblad pp. 186-7.)
Moments Preserved.
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