{"product_id":"earthly-bodies-irving-penns-nudes-194950-9780821227879","title":"Earthly Bodies: Irving Penn's Nudes  1949-50","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of the worlds preeminent photographers  Irving Penn is famous for portraiture  still life  and other commercial work. He is less well known as a superb photographer of the female nude. His most important pictures in this genre were made in 1949-50 during intense sessions with artists models that were essentially an artistic antidote to the ephemeral fashion world. Charged with powerful  physical  and sexual energy  yet somehow chaste  the images are among the most ambitious and successful nudes ever made. Sequenced to reveal the artists progressive exploration of his theme  the photographs constitute a remarkable whole -- a frieze of life based on a love affair with earthly goddesses. -- The great 1949-50 nudes by Irving Penn have scarcely been seen and have never been the subject of serious book-length study. -- The book features faithful tritone reproductions of Penns exquisitely wrought prints in silver and platinum and four dramatic gatefolds. --\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45666075738165,"sku":"ByrdShop_0821227874","price":105.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780821227879.jpg?v=1782418207","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/earthly-bodies-irving-penns-nudes-194950-9780821227879","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}