'The animal skull. An exquisite edifice and living machine. Hard chambers of bone to guard soft organs, protected conduits and channels. Smooth working mechanism of jaws and teeth.'
Irving Penn
IRVING PENN (1917-2009)
Red Deer, (Neg. 11A), 1986
Details
IRVING PENN (1917-2009)
Red Deer, (Neg. 11A), 1986
gelatin silver print
signed, initialed, titled, dated, numbered 'SK 178' in ink, inscribed 'For Pat, Merry Christmas 1987' in pencil, stamped 'Photographed at Narodni Museum, Prague, Czechoslovakia, 1986', copyright credit reproduction limitation and edition stamps (on the reverse of the mount); one of an edition of 15
18¾ x 23 3/8in. (48.3 x 59.7cm.)
Red Deer, (Neg. 11A), 1986
gelatin silver print
signed, initialed, titled, dated, numbered 'SK 178' in ink, inscribed 'For Pat, Merry Christmas 1987' in pencil, stamped 'Photographed at Narodni Museum, Prague, Czechoslovakia, 1986', copyright credit reproduction limitation and edition stamps (on the reverse of the mount); one of an edition of 15
18¾ x 23 3/8in. (48.3 x 59.7cm.)
Literature
Irving Penn Cranium Architecture, Pace/MacGill Gallery, 1989, n.p.
Further Details
From a series of images of animal skulls made by Irving Penn from specimens in the Narodni Museum in Prague.
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