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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Plots on Loan by Raymond Pettibon, Image 1.

    Raymond Pettibon

    Plots on Loan, 2020

    Lithograph on paper

    19.625 x 13.75 in (49.85 x 34.93 cm)

  2. Rhea, McClellanville, SC, from the series Carolina Seduction by Pinky/MM Bass, Image 1.

    Pinky/MM Bass

    Rhea, McClellanville, SC, from the series Carolina Seduction, 1990

    Silver gelatin print

    35.25 x 28.75 in (89.54 x 73.03 cm)

  3. Military Apparition, NYC, Social Context by Larry Fink, Image 1.

    Larry Fink

    Military Apparition, NYC, Social Context, 1987

    Gelatin silver print

    19.875 x 15.875 in (50.48 x 40.32 cm)

  4. Vincent Goes Bar-Hopping Early Sunday Morning by Greg Constantine, Image 1.

    Greg Constantine

    Vincent Goes Bar-Hopping Early Sunday Morning, 1982

    Lithograph on paper

    15 x 22.5 in (38.1 x 57.15 cm)

  5. By the Sea by Susan Elias, Image 1.

    Susan Elias

    By the Sea, 1980

    Lithograph on paper

    22.75 x 27.875 in (57.79 x 70.8 cm)

  6. B.N. 6477 by Robert Weaver, Image 1.

    Robert Weaver

    B.N. 6477, 1977

    Lithograph on paper

    24.125 x 18.0625 in (61.28 x 45.88 cm)

  7. History of Printmaking: Senefelder Receives the Secret of Lithography by Warrington W. Colescott, Image 1.

    Warrington W. Colescott

    History of Printmaking: Senefelder Receives the Secret of Lithography, 1976

    Etching on paper

    19.875 x 25 in (50.48 x 63.5 cm)

  8. W. W. Keeler by Philippe Halsman, Image 1.

    Philippe Halsman

    W. W. Keeler, 1970

    Gelatin silver print

    14 x 11 in (35.56 x 27.94 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.