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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Refugees from the War in Kosovo, Macedonia by Peter Turnley, Image 1.

    Peter Turnley

    Refugees from the War in Kosovo, Macedonia, 1999

    Archival pigment print

    20 x 24 in (50.8 x 60.96 cm)

  2. Drum Serenade by Karin Batten, Image 1.

    Karin Batten

    Drum Serenade, 1992

    Acrylic on canvas

    36.25 x 38 in (92.08 x 96.52 cm)

  3. Stellar by Starlight #1 by Anne Noggle, Image 1.

    Anne Noggle

    Stellar by Starlight #1, 1985

    Silver gelatin print

    23.75 x 20 in (60.33 x 50.8 cm)

  4. Joseph Fetter (9) of Chelsea Holds a Picture of his Father, Iowa by Stephen Shames, Image 1.

    Stephen Shames

    Joseph Fetter (9) of Chelsea Holds a Picture of his Father, Iowa, 1985

    Gelatin silver print

    13.125 x 8.75 in (33.34 x 22.23 cm)

  5. Mother and Child (Nancy and Olivia) by Alice Neel, Image 2.

    Alice Neel

    Mother and Child (Nancy and Olivia), 1982

    Lithograph in colors on Arches paper

    31 x 28 in (78.74 x 71.12 cm)

  6. Hide and Seek by Graham Ovenden, Image 1.

    Graham Ovenden

    Hide and Seek, 1971

    Etching and aquatint on paper

    24.625 x 19.75 in (62.55 x 50.17 cm)

  7. Sinner's Feet, Canto XIX, Inferno by Ron Kowalke, Image 1.

    Ron Kowalke

    Sinner's Feet, Canto XIX, Inferno, 22/40

    Etching on paper

    22 x 29.5 in (55.88 x 74.93 cm)

  8. Bocskay Ter by André Kertész, Image 1.

    André Kertész

    Bocskay Ter, 1914

    Gelatin silver print

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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.