Born in New Jersey in 1917 and active for almost seven decades, Irving Penn is recognized as one of the most important living photographers.
The J. Paul Getty Museum has announced the acquisition of Irving Penn’s unique master set, The Small Trades. Initially created in 1950 and 1951 in London, New York, and Paris, The Small Trades consists of 252 full-length portraits of skilled tradespeople in their work clothes and carrying the tools of their respective trades, photographed in natural light against a neutral backdrop. The Small Trades was Penn’s most extensive body of work, involving 215 subjects from three cities, and he returned to it over many decades, producing ever more exacting prints.
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