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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Wai'anae 3751 by Matthew Brandt, Image 1.

    Matthew Brandt

    Wai'anae 3751, 2016

    Chromogenic print buried in Wai'anae, Hawai'i

    36.5 x 4.5 in (92.71 x 11.43 cm)

  2. Terror Firma: See, Flee by Ryan O'Malley, Image 1.

    Ryan O'Malley

    Terror Firma: See, Flee, 2009

    Screenprint on paper

    14.25 x 22 in (36.2 x 55.88 cm)

  3. Josef Albers

    Interaction of Color, 1975

    Screenprint on paper

  4. Trip to Medusa by Winston Eugene McGee, Image 1.

    Winston Eugene McGee

    Trip to Medusa, 1974

    Lithograph on paper

    22.25 x 30 in (56.52 x 76.2 cm)

  5. Select-o-Mat, Tempest I by Peter Phillips, Image 1.

    Peter Phillips

    Select-o-Mat, Tempest I, 1974

    Lithograph on paper

    28.75 x 47.9375 in (73.03 x 121.76 cm)

  6. Mme Vial Si Restitut by Todd Webb, Image 1.

    Todd Webb

    Mme Vial Si Restitut, 1971

    Gelatin silver print

  7. Orange - Pink by John Hoyland, Image 1.

    John Hoyland

    Orange - Pink, 1971

    Screenprint on paper

    22.75 x 31 in (57.79 x 78.74 cm)

  8. Jacques Tati by Philippe Halsman, Image 1.

    Philippe Halsman

    Jacques Tati, 1954

    Gelatin silver print

    13.5 x 10.5 in (34.29 x 26.67 cm)

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About the artist

Philippe Halsman

Latvian-American

1906-1979

A Latvian-American portrait photographer. Halsman lived in Austria for a period of time, until he was convicted of a crime and later left the country for France. In France, Halsman worked for Vogue and other fashion editorials, and soon became a highly sought-after photographer due to his skill in lighting, sharp focus, and expertly cropped photos. He later obtained a US visa and came to the states to persue fashion and cosmetic photographic advertising. In 1942, Halsman began working for LIFE magazine, which featured many of his images on the front covers of its issues. Halsman is also an author, and wrote photographic skills books such as Halsman on the Creation of Photographic Ideas.