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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Prom Dress, Maryland, New York by Andrea Modica, Image 1.

    Andrea Modica

    Prom Dress, Maryland, New York, 1986

    platinum/palladium print on tissue paper

    9.5 x 7.5 in (24.13 x 19.05 cm)

  2. Bedroom by Frank Huntington Stack, Image 1.

    Frank Huntington Stack

    Bedroom, 1976

    Lithograph on paper

    16.125 x 11.875 in (40.96 x 30.16 cm)

  3. Henry Garden, from Purple Series by Frank Stella, Image 1.

    Frank Stella

    Henry Garden, from Purple Series, 1972

    Lithograph in colors on Zerkall Copperplate deluxe paper

    15 x 21 in (38.1 x 53.34 cm)

  4. Fugue I by William Turnbull, Image 1.

    William Turnbull

    Fugue I, 1971

    Screenprint on paper

    23.125 x 31.375 in (58.74 x 79.69 cm)

  5. Flower Child by Simmons Jones, Image 1.

    Simmons Jones

    Flower Child, 1967

    Gelatin silver print

    13.75 x 10.875 in (34.93 x 27.62 cm)

  6. Oskar Werner by Philippe Halsman, Image 2.

    Philippe Halsman

    Oskar Werner, 1966

    Gelatin silver print

    13.875 x 11 in (35.24 x 27.94 cm)

  7. Dark Still-Life by Joel Goldblatt, Image 1.

    Joel Goldblatt

    Dark Still-Life, c. 1965

    Lithograph on paper

    14 x 10 in (35.56 x 25.4 cm)

  8. Baldwin's Folly by Carmen Louis Cicero, Image 1.

    Carmen Louis Cicero

    Baldwin's Folly, 1960

    Lithograph on paper

    16 x 19.75 in (40.64 x 50.17 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.