The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of September 14, 2024

Jimmy Savo, NY

Jimmy Savo, NY

1952
(American, 1917–2009)
America, 20th century
gelatin silver print, 12 unique mounted contacts
Paper: 19.1 x 27.9 cm (7 1/2 x 11 in.)
Gift from the Collection of Mark Schwartz + Bettina Katz 2020.60
© The Irving Penn Foundation
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

In 1942, performer Jimmy Savo starred in the Broadway show Wine, Women and Song, which closed by court order due to its shocking inclusion of a striptease.

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/2020.60