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Irving Penn
American, 1917–2009
Penn's first camera, c. 1938
Rolleiflex camera in leather case
Dimensions variable
Gift of Irving Penn, 2004.449
SERIES IX: PERSONAL AND MISCELLANEOUS (RESTRICTED)
Irving Penn's first camera "bought with money earned drawing shoes for Harper's Bazaar." The camera was later given to Jim McFarline, and returned to Penn by the executor of McFarline's estate. Rolleiflex camera with leather case.
See also a description of Penn's use of the Rolleiflex camera.