Another Vanishing

Irving Penn died last week and there is a very nice audiovisual homage to him on The New York Times website,[image error]Irving Penn, "Commis--Larue, Paris," 1950. which itself commemorates an exhibit of his work now at the Getty Museum through January 10th.  Penn was best known for his fashion photography, but the portrait at right shows another side.  Taken in 1950-1, while in Paris shooting for Vogue, this series documents the tradespeople of Paris and London, who were disappearing as their industries ...