The final maquette of Irving Penn's first book - the enormously influential anthology of images that defined his vision and his range and that has served as a lasting reference-point of excellence for his contemporaries and for subsequent generations.
IRVING PENN (1917-2009)
Moments Preserved, Final Dummy, 1959-1960
Details
IRVING PENN (1917-2009)
Moments Preserved, Final Dummy, 1959-1960
offset reproductions and photostat prints dry-mounted and stapled onto Condé Nast paper stock; contained in a handmade box, signed and inscribed 'The original (final) dummy for Pat with [heart symbol]' in ink (on the lid); original paper wrapper, inscribed 'Final Dummy for 'Moments Preserved' gifted to Patricia McCabe by Irving Penn' by Patricia McCabe in ink
Moments Preserved, Final Dummy, 1959-1960
offset reproductions and photostat prints dry-mounted and stapled onto Condé Nast paper stock; contained in a handmade box, signed and inscribed 'The original (final) dummy for Pat with [heart symbol]' in ink (on the lid); original paper wrapper, inscribed 'Final Dummy for 'Moments Preserved' gifted to Patricia McCabe by Irving Penn' by Patricia McCabe in ink
Literature
Penn, Moments Preserved, Simon and Schuster, 1960; Roth, ed., The Book of 101 Books, PPP Editions Roth Horowitz, 2001, pp. 158-159
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