First edition exhibition catalogue of  Master Images by Irving Penn (1990)

Published on the occasion of the exhibition Irving Penn: Master Image at the National Museum of American Art and the National Portrait Gallery, from March 30 - August 19th, 1990.

Medium format softcover in fine condition. Minor shelf wear to the top and bottom edges of the spine. Very slight markings to the cover. Binding crack towards the centre of the book (see third image). Minor age toning to the extremities of the pages. 

28 x 22 cm

175 pages

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Published for the major exhibtion that took place in two Smithsonian Museums (the National Museum of American Art and the National Portrait Gallery) Irving Penn: Master Images encompasses four decades of work from one of America's most significant photographers at the time of its showing.