Irving Penn
Small Trades

The Getty Museum, Los Angeles, 2009

Published just before Penn’s death ( in 2009 ), this book accompanies the eponymous exhibition at the Getty Museum ( September 9th 2009 – January 10th 2010 ).

First edition, second printing.

Hardcover fine grey linen cloth boards with title printed in black on spine, under photographically illustrated dust jacket. 272 pages with 259 tritone plates.

The book reproduces the complete series of 252 Small Trades photographs ( studio portraits of workers in Paris, London and New York in 1950 & 1951 ).
Important interview with Edmonde Charles-Roux who assisted Penn on the project in Paris.
Complete checklist with, for each photograph, title, place, negative date, medium, print date, dimensions, edition size ….

24,8 X 31 cm

Condition : very good ( book and dust jacket ).

150 €

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