Photographers Irving Penn

Irving Penn

Living place: Plainfield

Birthday: 16-6-1917

Population of US 1917: 103,268,000

Global rank: #62848

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Who is Photographers Irving Penn?
The photographer's stunning portraits of models and celebrities have earned him national acclaim. Among his subjects were Martha Graham, Marcel Duchamp, Pablo Picasso, and Igor Stravinsky.
His images are characterized by the use of natural light and spare backgrounds.
 
 

Young / Before famous

He originally intended to become a painter; However, a job designing cover photos for Vogue in 1940 jumpedstarted his career in photography.

Family life info

His wife, fashion model Lisa Fonssagrives, modeled many of his most famous works. Their son Tom became a metal designer.

Close relationship

Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling Photographers Irving Penn?
His younger brother Arthur Penn directed "Bonnie and Clyde" and others.

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When was Photographers Irving Penn born?
Irving Penn was born in 16-6-1917, death year is , at the age of 107.
Where is Photographers Irving Penn's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Irving Penn was born in Plainfield, New Jersey- United States. is a Photographers, whose Zodiac is Gemini, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Snake. Irving Penn's global rank is 62848 and whose rank is 134 in list of famous Photographers. Population of US in 1917 is about 103,268,000 persons.
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Events in 1917 and 16-6

Events in US in the birth year of Irving Penn

  • U.S. declares war with Germany (Apr. 6). Background: World War I
  • "I Want You." James Montgomery Flagg's poster, featuring Uncle Sam and based on a 1914 British poster, attracts thousands of U.S. recruits to WWI duty.
  • Between ten thousand and fifteen thousand blacks silently walk down New York City's Fifth Avenue to protest racial discrimination and violence (July 28). Background: civil rights

Birthday Irving Penn (16-6) in history

  • Day 16-6 year 1487: The Battle of Stoke is over, and it is the final battle of the "War of the Roses", lasting 30 years.
  • Day 16-6 year 1858: Senate candidate Abraham Lincoln declared, "a house divided against itself cannot stand."
  • Day 16-6 year 1904: Events in James Joyce's novel Ulysses took place on this day, which is celebrated as Bloomsday, for the main character, Leopold Bloom.
  • Day 16-6 year 1933: President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the National Industrial Recovery Act.
  • Day 16-6 year 1963: Valentina Tereshkova of the USSR became the first woman in space.
  • Day 16-6 year 1996: Russia voted in its first independent presidential election. Boris Yeltsin eventually won in a runoff.
  • Day 16-6 year 2004: The 9/11 Commission determined that Saddam Hussein had no strong links to al-Qaeda, contradicting White House beliefs.
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