Irving Penn
Optician's Window, New York (Version B)

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Artist Irving Penn (American, 1917–2009)American, 1917–2009

CultureAmerican

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Optician's Window, New York (Version B)

Datec. 1939, printed 1983

PlaceNew York City, New York, United States

MediumGelatin silver print with selenium toning

DimensionsImage: 13 1/4 × 9 7/16 in. (33.7 × 24 cm)
Sheet: 14 × 10 7/8 in. (35.6 × 27.6 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Dr. Malcolm and Jackie Wolens Mazow in honor of his parents, Dr. and Mrs. Fred Mazow

Object number93.311

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Department

Photography

Object Type

PHOTOGRAPHS

Provenance[PaceWildensteinMacGill, New York]; purchased by MFAH, 1993.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited in "The Eyes Have It", December 12, 1994 through February 26, 1995

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Inscription: On verso, stamped in black ink with pencil inscriptions: "ED7" "RM" "REF. 12520 OPTICIAN'S SHOP WINDOW (version B)/ NEW YORK, 1939(?)" "PHOTOGRAPHY BY IRVINGPENN/ copyright [c] 1948 - RENEWED 1976 by/ THE CONDE NAST PUBLICATIONS INC./ Not to be reproduced without/ written permission of the/ copyright owner." "Print made 1983." "SIGNED, SILVER PRINTS OF/ THIS NEGATIVE NOT EXCEEDING 65" "TONED IN SELENIUM"

Signed in pencil on verso above stamp: "IRVING PENN"

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