Artist
Irving Penn (American, 1917–2009)American, 1917–2009
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Rochas Mermaid Dress
Date1950
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 15 1/2 × 13 3/16 in. (39.4 × 33.5 cm)
Sheet: 15 1/2 × 13 3/16 in. (39.4 × 33.5 cm)
Mount (primary): 17 7/8 × 14 1/8 in. (45.4 × 35.9 cm)
Mount (secondary): 19 3/16 × 17 1/4 in. (48.7 × 43.8 cm)
Sheet: 15 1/2 × 13 3/16 in. (39.4 × 33.5 cm)
Mount (primary): 17 7/8 × 14 1/8 in. (45.4 × 35.9 cm)
Mount (secondary): 19 3/16 × 17 1/4 in. (48.7 × 43.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Manfred Heiting, by exchange
Object number2013.22
Not on view
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Department
PhotographyObject Type
Exhibition History“Made for Magazines: Iconic 20th-Century Photographs,” Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 9–May 4, 2014.
"Icons of Style: A Century of Fashion Photography," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, June 23–September 22, 2019.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in pencil and red pencil, recto, primary mount: [cropping notes]
Inscribed in ink, verso, upper left: REF:9796
Inscribed in pencil, verso, upper center: 9796
Inscribed in ink, verso, upper center: ROCHAS MERMAID DRESS // (LISA FONSSGRIVES-PENN) // PARIS, 1950 [with rectangle border]
Stamped in black ink with dates inscribed in black ink, verso, center: PHOTOGRAPH BY IRVING PENN // Copyright © 1950 // RENEWED 1978 // by // THE CONDE NAST PUBLICATIONS INC. // not to be reproduced without written permission of the copyright owner.
Stamped in black ink with number inscribed in black ink, verso, center: SIGNED SILVER PRINTS OF // THIS NEGATIVE NOT EXCEEDING 7.
Signed in black ink with name stamped below in black ink, verso, center: Irving Penn // IRVING PENN [with circular border]
Inscribed in black ink, verso, center: Print made near to date of sitting // IP
Inscribed in ink, verso, upper left: REF:9796
Inscribed in pencil, verso, upper center: 9796
Inscribed in ink, verso, upper center: ROCHAS MERMAID DRESS // (LISA FONSSGRIVES-PENN) // PARIS, 1950 [with rectangle border]
Stamped in black ink with dates inscribed in black ink, verso, center: PHOTOGRAPH BY IRVING PENN // Copyright © 1950 // RENEWED 1978 // by // THE CONDE NAST PUBLICATIONS INC. // not to be reproduced without written permission of the copyright owner.
Stamped in black ink with number inscribed in black ink, verso, center: SIGNED SILVER PRINTS OF // THIS NEGATIVE NOT EXCEEDING 7.
Signed in black ink with name stamped below in black ink, verso, center: Irving Penn // IRVING PENN [with circular border]
Inscribed in black ink, verso, center: Print made near to date of sitting // IP
Signed in black ink with name stamped below in black ink, verso, center: Irving Penn // IRVING PENN [with circular border]
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