Worlds In A Small Room.
“I PREFERRED THE LIMITED TASK OF DEALING ONLY WITH THE PERSON HIMSELF, AWAY FROM THE ACCIDENTALS OF HIS DAILY LIFE, SIMPLY IN HIS OWN CLOTHES AND ADORNMENTS, ISOLATED IN MY STUDIO”: FIRST EDITION OF WORLDS IN A SMALL ROOM; SIGNED BY IRVING PENN
Worlds In A Small Room.
PENN, Irving.
Item Number: 966
New York: Grossman, 1974.
First edition of the photographer’s second monograph and many consider to be among his finest. Quarto, original beige cloth. Signed by Irving Penn. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Irving Penn was an internationally known American photographer who became popular for his work in fashion photography. He worked at Vogue magazine, and he photographed for Issey Miayke and Clinique. His work serves as an example of excellent photography even today. Irving Penn said befittingly of his work, "[s]ensitive people faced with the prospect of a camera portrait put on a face they think is one they would like to show the world. Very often what lies behind the facade is rare and more wonderful than the subject knows or dares to believe" (1975). His photography is reverently held at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Smithsonian American Art Museum, both of which also hold collections of personal materials that relate to Penn's career.
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