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Irving Penn — Callot Swallow-Tail Dress (about 1919), New York
Irving Penn

Callot Swallow-Tail Dress (about 1919), New York

1978

A 1978 photograph featuring a Callot swallow-tail dress from approximately 1919, photographed in New York. Numbered 17/19, this work demonstrates Penn's interest in fashion history and design.

Medium
Signed, titled, dated, numbered 17/19, annotated in pencil, copyright credit reproduction limitation, and edition stamps on the reverse of the aluminum flush-mount.

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Irving Penn, Callot Swallow-Tail Dress (about 1919), New York, 1978

A 1978 photograph featuring a Callot swallow-tail dress from approximately 1919, photographed in New York. Numbered 17/19, this work demonstrates Penn's interest in fashion history and design.

Medium
Signed, titled, dated, numbered 17/19, annotated in pencil, copyright credit reproduction limitation, and edition stamps on the reverse of the aluminum flush-mount.
Year
1978
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

1978, Fashion History, Dress, Design History, New York, 1970s, Historical Design, Historical Garment, Callot, Haute Couture, Fashion, Still Life

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