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TO GO WITH AFP STORY ENTERTAINMENT-US-MUSEUM-PHOTOGRAPHY-PENN This photo courtesy of the Smithsonian American Museum of Art shows a portrait of Truman Capote (1979 3 of 3) by Irving Penn. The Smithsonian American Art Museum announced August 9, 2013 that it will acquire from The Irving Penn Foundation 100 photographs by the legendary photographer Irving Penn (1917-2009), who is one of the most celebrated photographers of the 20th century. The 100 photographs given to the museum include rare street photographs from the late 1930s and 1940s, most of which are unpublished; images of post-war Europe; iconic portraits of figures such as Agnes de Mille, Langston Hughes and Truman Capote; color photographs made for magazine editorials and commercial advertising; self-portraits; and some of Penn's most recognizable fashion and still-life photographs. All the prints were made during the artist's lifetime and personally approved by him.== FOR ONE TIME USE TO GO WITH STORY=RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE / MANDATORY CREDIT: "AFP PHOTO / SMITHSONIAN AMERICAN ART MUSEUM/Copyright ? by The Irving Penn Foundation / IRVING PENN / NO SALES / NO MARKETING / NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS / DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS ==