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The Twelve Most Photographed Models, New York, 1947 by Irving Penn

The Twelve Most Photographed Models, New York, 1947

Irving Penn · 1947

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DETAILS
Artist
Irving Penn
Date
1947
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Location
Art Institute of Chicago
Dimensions
Image: 34.2 × 42 cm (13 7/16 × 16 1/2 in.); paper: 35.9 × 43.1 cm (14 1/8 × 16 15/16 in.); sheet: 38.5 × 46.9 cm (15 1/8 × 18 7/16 in.)
Collection
Photography and Media
Credit line
Promised gift of The Irving Penn Foundation
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