Irving Penn, Beyond Beauty, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington D.C.

Irving Penn, Beyond Beauty, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington D.C.

Irving Penn: Beyond Beauty is drawn entirely from the extensive holdings of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington D.C. On display are 146 photographs from the museum’s permanent collection, including the debut of 100 photographs recently donated to the museum by The Irving Penn Foundation. The exhibition presents several previously unseen or never exhibited photographs.