Late Night Talk: Irving Penn: Beyond Beauty

Join Merry Foresta, guest curator for the Smithsonian American Art Museum's exhibition Irving Penn: Beyond Beauty, for a deeper look at this presentation of 140 works by one of America’s best-known photographers. From his fashion photography featured in Vogue to his New York street scenes, portraiture, and travel photography, Penn completed a body of work spanning multiple genres, five continents, and nearly seventy years. Foresta will describe the development of the exhibition—the first retrospective of Penn’s work in nearly twenty years—and highlight key points in the artist’s long and dynamic career.