Irving Penn Biography
Irving Penn was born on June 16, 1917 in Plainfield, New Jersey. He was best known for his fashion photography. He attended the University of the Arts in Philadelphia from 1934 to 1938. There he studied drawing, painting, graphic, design and industrial arts. Penn worked for his professor (Brodovitch) at Harper's Bazaar and got several drawing's published. He then worked for a designer making his first amateur photographs before taking the art director position at Saks Fifth Avenue in 1940. He stayed at Saks for a year before continuing his studies by taking pictures and making paintings in Mexico. When he returned to New York, Penn, was offered a position as an associate for Vogue Magazine. He continued his career working there, photographing covers, portraits, still lifes, fashion, and photographic essays. In the 1950s he opened his own studio and eventually joined with other companies including Clinique. He published a total 9 books throughout his career. Penn married a fashion model. He died October 7, 2009 in New York City, New York.
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