Artist
Irving Penn (American, 1917–2009)American, 1917–2009
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Crossing the River Styx
DateAugust 5, 1996
PlaceNew York City, New York, United States
MediumGelatin silver proof print
DimensionsSheet: 15 7/8 × 19 13/16 in. (40.3 × 50.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of the artist
Object number2000.566
Non exposé
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Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Digital images of some of the verso inscriptions in computer and object files.
Inscribed in pencil, verso, upper right: "Intensification test"
Label on recto, lower right: "Grade #1"
Label, verso, lower right: "¦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, verso, in an inscribed rectangle: "Crossing the River Styx / (New York, Aug 5, 1996)"
Stamped verso: "TEST"
and "Photograph / by / Irving Penn (C) / Not to be reproduced without / written permission from / The Photographer"
Inscribed in pencil, verso, upper right: "Intensification test"
Label on recto, lower right: "Grade #1"
Label, verso, lower right: "¦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, verso, in an inscribed rectangle: "Crossing the River Styx / (New York, Aug 5, 1996)"
Stamped verso: "TEST"
and "Photograph / by / Irving Penn (C) / Not to be reproduced without / written permission from / The Photographer"
The photograph is unsigned.
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Irving Penn
October 2, 2003, printed November 2003
Gelatin silver print
2004.1210