Irving Penn Foundation

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.

Donation of works: The Foundation donates works by Irving Penn to museums and other arts institutions for their permanent collections. In 2022, The Foundation donated Irving Penn works to The metropolitan museum of art in new york (in connection with The Irving Penn: centennial exhibition).

Exhibition and collection support: The Foundation lends work by Irving Penn (as well as related historical items) to museums and other arts institutions for exhibitions throughout The world, grants rights to these institutions for The reproduction of Irving Penn images in exhibition catalogues and in related other mediums, and provides general guidance to institutions concerning exhibitions involving works by Irving Penn. Along with providing ongoing collection and curatorial support for penn-related exhibitions and programming, The Foundation contributed its support to institutions around The world in 2022, including to The hammer museum (university of California, los angeles), The groninger museum in The netherlands, The mas mir Foundation in spain, and The kyotographie international photography festival in japan.