The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of March 29, 2024

Richard Lippold, NY

Richard Lippold, NY

1952
(American, 1917–2009)
Paper: 19.1 x 27.9 cm (7 1/2 x 11 in.)
© The Irving Penn Foundation
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

American sculptor Richard Lippold created delicate wire constructions of brass, nickel, gold and silver, one of which was commissioned for the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C.

Description

One of Vogue’s top photographers, Irving Penn was known for his arresting portraits of celebrities. He would often expose up to 10 rolls of film, or 120 frames, to make a single portrait. They were first printed as contact sheets—pieces of photographic paper containing positive prints the same size as the negatives—so that the artist could select the ones to be enlarged. Occasionally, Penn would give the contact sheets as gifts once the final image was selected.
  • Mark Schwartz + Bettina Katz, Cleveland, OH
    March 2, 2020
    the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2020.59