IRVING PENN (born 1917)

Details

IRVING PENN (born 1917)

Ballet Theatre Group, New York

Gelatin silver print. 1947. Signed, dated and inscribed For my perpetual subject, Oliver in ink on the mount; credit and copyright reproduction limitation stamps on the reverse of the mount. 13¾ x 19 1/8in.

Provenance

Oliver Smith, New York to the present owner

Literature

Passage, p. 40; Irving Penn (MoMA), pl. 15; Irving Penn, Master Images, p. 103, pl. 67.

Lot Essay

Oliver Smith was the artistic director of American Ballet Theatre, one of the world's most celebrated dance companies from 1945 until 1980. During this time, Mr. Smith received seven Tony Awards for his work on Broadway. He is most widely known for his work on Broadway pieces such as West Side Story, Hello, Dolly!, My Fair Lady; the sets for the films Guys and Dolls, Oklahoma and Band Wagon and the dance pieces Fancy Free and Rodeo.