Artist
Irving Penn (American, 1917–2009)American, 1917–2009
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Crossing the River Styx (B)
Date1996
PlaceNew York City, New York, United States
MediumGelatin silver proof print
DimensionsImage: 15 7/8 × 19 13/16 in. (40.3 × 50.3 cm)
Sheet: 15 7/8 × 19 13/16 in. (40.3 × 50.3 cm)
Sheet: 15 7/8 × 19 13/16 in. (40.3 × 50.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of the artist
Object number2000.551
Non exposé
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Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Digital image of verso inscriptions in computer and object files.
Label on verso: "¦Crossing the River Styx¦ / A 12 x 20 negative (outtake) / was cut and each piece intensified / to increase contrast. The reassembled / pieces were contact printed on 3 grades / of silver bromide paper."
Inscribed in pencil, verso, upper right: "intensification test"
Inscribed verso: "written permission from the photographer"
white label on recto, lower right: "grade #3"
Label on verso: "¦Crossing the River Styx¦ / A 12 x 20 negative (outtake) / was cut and each piece intensified / to increase contrast. The reassembled / pieces were contact printed on 3 grades / of silver bromide paper."
Inscribed in pencil, verso, upper right: "intensification test"
Inscribed verso: "written permission from the photographer"
white label on recto, lower right: "grade #3"
The photograph is unsigned.
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Irving Penn
c. 1939, printed 1983
Gelatin silver print with selenium toning
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