THE IRVING PENN FOUNDATION

Donation of works: the foundation donates works by irving penn to museums and other arts institutions for their permanent collections. In 2023, the foundation donated irving penn works to the metropolitan museum of art in new york (in connection with the irving penn: centennial exhibition).

Archive of works: the foundation maintains an archive of the works of irving penn for which it designed and built a storage system to provide maximum protection for the archive and permit optimum use of the archive by scholars and other authorized users. The foundation continues to examine measures (including new facilities) that would further support its archival holdings and accommodate a study center for visiting scholars performing research on irving penn. Additionally, the foundation continues to investigate digital cataloguing procedures that will expand public access to archive holdings.

Publications:the foundation publishes books illuminating the life and work of irving penn and serves as a resource for publishers of penn-related publications. Additionally, the foundation supports independent journals and academic publications through its regular practice of granting royalty-free rights for the reproduction of irving penn images. Digital presence: in 2023, the foundation updated its educational and informative website (irvingpenn.org), as well as explored new opportunities using social media platforms, in order to promote public awareness of irving penn's contributions and to ensure that irving penn's work continues to inspire creative minds and inform the art of photography. Through continuous refinements to the website and via updates to social media networks, the foundation is committed to educating the public by making images of irving penn's work and reliable information about his work available to scholars, students, artists & other audiences around world.