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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Roots of War in Popular Song (forest of no return) by David Byrne, Image 1.

    David Byrne

    Roots of War in Popular Song (forest of no return), 2010

    Archival pigment print

    11 x 13.75 in (27.94 x 34.93 cm)

  2. Stero Spakers o Manoral Stereo Recv, 2001 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Stero Spakers o Manoral Stereo Recv, 2001, 2001

    Ink and highlighter on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  3. Untitled by Clarence Morgan, Image 1.

    Clarence Morgan

    Untitled, 1985

    Etching on paper

    12.875 x 16.875 in (32.7 x 42.86 cm)

  4. Late Afternoon by Gordon Mortensen, Image 1.

    Gordon Mortensen

    Late Afternoon, 1974

    Woodcut on paper

    17.25 x 23.5 in (43.82 x 59.69 cm)

  5. Arc Within a Square IV by Gordon House, Image 1.

    Gordon House

    Arc Within a Square IV, 1971

    Etching on paper

    25 x 17.75 in (63.5 x 45.09 cm)

  6. Landscape by Paul Georges, Image 1.

    Paul Georges

    Landscape, c. 1960

    Embossed lithograph on paper

    10 x 12.875 in (25.4 x 32.7 cm)

  7. Untitled by Leopold Hugo, Image 2.

    Leopold Hugo

    Untitled, No date

    Gelatin silver print

    7.875 x 10 in (20.0 x 25.4 cm)

  8. W. Eugene Smith

    Untitled, No date

    Gelatin silver print

    11 x 14 in (27.94 x 35.56 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.