The Passing of Irvin Penn

There are artist who aren't household names, but whose work you would recognize in a second. People who's work has been part of your life and you didn't even know it. People who's work has influenced the way that the very world around you is seen.

Irving Penn was one of those people.

One of the 20th century's most influential and prolific photographers, Penn influenced photography in a way that may not be fully realized until later in this century.

One of the 20th century’s most prolific and influential photographers of fashion and the famous, whose signature blend of classical elegance and cool minimalism was recognizable to magazine readers and museumgoers worldwide, died Wednesday morning at his home in Manhattan. He was 92.