He Was the Scheherazade of Our Time

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He Was the Scheherazade of Our Time

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Published on Oct 13, 2009, 6:44:00 PM
Total time: 00:04:02

Episode Description

Last month, at the opening of the Irving Penn exhibition at the Getty Center, the celebrated 92 year-old photographer was not in attendance. We were told that he hates to fly, which shouldn't come as a surprise, considering his age. Though his exhibition of 210 black and white photographs is still on view at the museum, the artist himself is no more; last week brought the sad news of the death of Irving Penn, one of the most famous photographers of the 20th century...

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