Join leading photographers and art historians discussing themes and ideas around the exhibition. Speakers include Virginia Heckert, curator of Irving Penn: Small Trades at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles; Philippe Garner, International Head of Photography, Christies; photographers Paolo Roversi, and Bettina Von Zwehl; curator of the exhibition Magdalene Keaney and Edward Barber, Director of Fashion Photography London College of Fashion.
Organised in partnership with London College of Fashion
Irving Penn was one of the most distinguished photographers of our time. Focusing on his portraits of major cultural figures over the last seven decades, Irving Penn Portraits is a glorious celebration of his work in this genre.
The exhibition includes over 120 exquisite prints, many vintage, ranging from his earliest portraits for Vogue magazine in 1944 to the present day. The variety and significance of sitters in Penn’s photographs is extraordinary. Among those featured in the exhibition are Truman Capote, Christian Dior, Duke Ellington, Alfred Hitchcock, Al Pacino, Edith Piaf and Pablo Picasso.
