Passage: A Work Record

Along with a steady stream of fashion photography that resembles a species of cultural anthropology, Penn, as we see here, has recently done powerful color drawings in a biomorphic cubist style. He also has done impressionistic advertising photography that Corot might envy. . His photo-portraits (Auden, Chagall, Hitchcock, Spencer Tracy, Marlene Dietrich et al.) seem to spring out of a conspiratorial partnership with his sitters. The printing is of superb quality. Penn's continually surprising imagination turns to animal skulls, cigarette butts, multicolored lips, street garbage--odd mementos to "the ultimate sadness of all vanity," as Liberman, editorial director of Conde Nast, writes in his perc

5 stars J. B. S. The book is enjoyable. It's condition is better than expected for a used book. and the price was right. Can't ask for more than that.. "Four Stars" according to Raoulfoto. The paper cover has some spots but the inside is Ok. Love this book. One of my favorite photographers! Great overview of the artist's career.

BOOK IN LIKE NEW CONDITION. FIRST EDITION. INSIDE PAGES LIKE NEW.. DJ IN GREAT CONDITION