Man in White, Woman in Black, Morocco
| Artist | Irving Penn (American, 1917–2009) |
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| Title | Man in White, Woman in Black, Morocco |
| Date | 1971, printed 1978 |
| Medium | Platinum-palladium print mounted on aluminum |
| Dimensions | Image: 21 15/16 × 19 5/8 in. (55.7 × 49.8 cm) Sheet: 25 × 22 1/16 in. (63.5 × 56 cm) Mount: 26 1/16 × 22 1/16 in. (66.2 × 56 cm) |
| Credit Line | Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University |
| Accession Number | 79.21.2 |
| This artwork is currently off display. You may be able to see this artwork by filling out an art viewing room request. | |
A bearded man in a white robe is seated next to a smaller female figure, who is completely shrouded in black.
Irving Penn began doing covers for the glamour magazine Vogue in 1943. In addition to fashion photography, he specialized in individual and group portraits. Perhaps his most unusual series featured citizens from around the globe wearing their traditional clothing and adornments. Published in the 1974 book Worlds in a Small Room, the artist captured his subjects in an austere studio environment. Removed from any reference to their daily lives, such portraits are less about the character of the individual than about broader cultural ideas of style, beauty, and gender roles.
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"Man in White, Woman in Black, Morocco | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2025. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=79.21.2