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Irving Penn — Hippie Family (Kelley), San Francisco
Irving Penn

Hippie Family (Kelley), San Francisco

A striking black-and-white gelatin silver print by Irving Penn, this photograph captures a hippie family in San Francisco with the precise, formal elegance that defined his portraiture. Penn's signature studio-like clarity brings a sense of dignified intimacy to his subjects, elevating the countercultural figures with the same reverence he afforded fashion and celebrity. The result is a compelling tension between the rawness of the bohemian lifestyle and the refined, timeless quality of Penn's meticulous photographic craft.

Medium
Gelatin silver print.

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October 1, 2014

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Irving Penn, Hippie Family (Kelley), San Francisco

A striking black-and-white gelatin silver print by Irving Penn, this photograph captures a hippie family in San Francisco with the precise, formal elegance that defined his portraiture. Penn's signature studio-like clarity brings a sense of dignified intimacy to his subjects, elevating the countercultural figures with the same reverence he afforded fashion and celebrity. The result is a compelling tension between the rawness of the bohemian lifestyle and the refined, timeless quality of Penn's meticulous photographic craft.

Medium
Gelatin silver print.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Counterculture Movement, 20th Century, Documentary Photography, Black and White Photography, Portraiture, Gelatin Silver Print, American Photographer, Intimate Mood, Social Commentary, Portrait Photography, Master Photographer

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