Quote of the day
My activism did not spring from my being gay, or, for that matter, from my being black. Rather, it is rooted fundamentally in my Quaker upbringing and the values that were instilled in me by my grandparents who reared me.
Irving Penn

Born: June 16, 1917
Died: October 7, 2009 (aged 92)
Bio: Irving Penn was an American photographer known for his fashion photography, portraits, and still lifes. Penn's career included work at Vogue magazine, and independent advertising work for clients including Issey Miyake and Clinique.
Known for:
- Worlds in a Small Room (1974)
- A Notebook at Random (2004)
- Still life (2001)
- Irving Penn (1984)
- Irving Penn photographs of Dahomey (1967) (2004)






