Early Life and Education Irving penn was born in plainfield, new jersey on june 16, 1917 to harry penn and sonia greenberg. a younger brother, arthur penn, was born in 1922 and would become a film director and producer. penn attended the philadelphia museum school of industrial arts from 1934–38 where he studied drawing, painting, graphics, and industrial arts under alexey brodovitch. brodovitch taught the application of principles of modern art and design through exposure to magazines, exhibitions, architecture, and photography. penn’s meticulous attention to detail—a hallmark of his artist…